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<p>[QUOTE="archicard, post: 2811495, member: 57124"]I have been looking at this coin that I received in a lot of ancient and medieval coins off and on for the last few weeks and have reached the point where I feel like some additional help is needed. </p><p><br /></p><p>I think that this bronze coin (16 mm) may be a counterstruck coin from Carthage because of the standing horse and palm tree on the obverse below the counterstuck figure. What is odd is that there appears to be a galloping horse on the reverse as well that has been 'flattened' by the counterstrike. Through my research I have been unable to find a coin with a horse on both sides of the coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is a really interesting coin and I'd like to learn more about it. Unfortunately it is difficult for me to get a good photo of this coin so here goes nothing...</p><p>[ATTACH=full]658037[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]658038[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="archicard, post: 2811495, member: 57124"]I have been looking at this coin that I received in a lot of ancient and medieval coins off and on for the last few weeks and have reached the point where I feel like some additional help is needed. I think that this bronze coin (16 mm) may be a counterstruck coin from Carthage because of the standing horse and palm tree on the obverse below the counterstuck figure. What is odd is that there appears to be a galloping horse on the reverse as well that has been 'flattened' by the counterstrike. Through my research I have been unable to find a coin with a horse on both sides of the coin. It is a really interesting coin and I'd like to learn more about it. Unfortunately it is difficult for me to get a good photo of this coin so here goes nothing... [ATTACH=full]658037[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]658038[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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