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I finally got one of these Carthaginians. Not the best, well worn, but I thought Tanit was rather beautiful on this coin and the horse, he's a handsome fella too. Just a trace of Tanit's earring is still left and a trace of the horses eye also.  Head of Tanit wreathed with corn/ Head of Horse ZEUGITANIA, CARTHAGE 300-264 BC AE 20mm, 4.58g Not sure about this mint. Zeugitania was the dealers ID. This site identifies this coin as "AE shekel? of Punic-Sardinia? 290-260 BC " http://www.magnagraecia.nl/coins/Pu...ugitana.html |
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Pillar of the Community
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awesome coin!!   => man, ya gotta love the animal coins!! (I don't have one of these, yet) ... great eye-appeal!! (what is the size of this beauty?) |
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Hi stevex6
It's not so big. 20mm
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United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I wish I knew where it was originally found! But I found it on the internet at a site in France.  |
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United States
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Very nice. |
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United States
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United States
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Very nice coin. I might get one of those in the future, perhaps.
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 United States
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Very nice coin with nice clear details.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The bulk of my collection is from the Dominion of Carthage.  I am by no means an expert on these coins but their is a large a number of coins of uncertain origin and denomination. At least from my experience the "Rounder" coins are from the North African mainland and the the ones that look like like the flans where cast in a chain are from Sardinia. Usually cruder pieces come from Iberia. As a reminder though, never say never and never say always. At least I hope this helps. If I where to take a whack at the date I would put it on the mainland, minted after the second Punic war, After 201 BC. The larger size and relative light weight would be a 1 Shekel  , which continued to be used until the city was raised in 146 BC. These larger coins where used at home due to the extreme lack of precious metals caused by the countless talents used to pay the Romans. Kudos to the Carthage, you can never have to many coins of a lost civilization. Edited by Ancientnoob
10/24/2012 12:34 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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That's an overall attractive coin!
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Anoob... You mean Razed instead of raised? I really should look at adding a Carthaginian coin to my collection. Also, very nice coin! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Razed*** and yes you should.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Nice coin! This type is on my want list!  |
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Nice coin ... a day later and I'm still stealin' a peek at it!!  ... apparently I've gotta get myself one of these ... |
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Australia
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If you are going to get a Carthaginian, a bronze is the best way to start.
Gold is about, because of the expense and the greater possibility of fakes, go for bronze!
I am still to dip a toe in the water with this area in ancients.
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Posted 10/24/2012 09:13 am
