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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Alegandron, post: 4336034, member: 51347&quot;]Very nice Sestertius, [USER=89935]@Gary R. Wilson[/USER] !&nbsp; They can be some heavy mongos!&nbsp; Congrats on your find.</p><p><br /></p><p>Hmmm... my <b>HEAVIEST HAND-STRUCK Coin (not a cast coin)</b> is:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/upload_2019-11-30_10-34-34-png.1030439/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/carthage-ae-15-shekel-102-6g-on-scale-jpg.1030440/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/upload_2019-11-30_10-36-10-png.1030442/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Carthage</p><p>AE, 15-Shekel</p><p><b>45mm dia 7.5mm thick 102.6g</b></p><p>201-175 BCE</p><p>Hannibal issued it to help pay down Roman 2nd Punic War indemnities</p><p>Wreathed head of Tanit left</p><p>Horse standing right; uraeus above; (4 hooves down Horse version)</p><p>SNG Cop 400; MAA 104</p><p>RARE R1</p><p>Ex: Praefectus</p><p>Comments:&nbsp; The largest Carthaginian coin and likely one of the largest coins struck in antiquity. Very rare.</p><p><i>Sellers Comments:&nbsp; This extraordinary large bronze coin was likely issued under the administration of Hannibal, who, following defeat at the battle of Zama, was appointed as chief magistrate of Carthage. Hannibal worked effectively to restore the finances of Carthage. The annual payment of 10,000 talents to Rome as reparations for the war, and the loss of control over the silver mines in Spain made the issuing of a silver coinage impossible. The immense thickness of this coin also precluded any significant relief of the die&#039;s impression.</i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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