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   View Categories Home > Catalog > |Greek Coins| > |Geographic - All Periods| > |North Africa| > |Carthage| > GB85957
Carthage, Zeugitana, North Africa, c. 310 - 280 B.C.
|Carthage|, |Carthage,| |Zeugitana,| |North| |Africa,| |c.| |310| |-| |280| |B.C.|, In 311 B.C., Agathocles, the tyrant of Syracuse, invaded the Carthaginian holdings on Sicily and laid siege to Akragas. Hamilcar led the Carthaginian response, and by 310 controlled almost all of Sicily and laid siege to Syracuse itself. In desperation, Agathocles secretly led an expedition of 14,000 men to Africa, hoping to save his rule by leading a counterstrike against Carthage itself. Carthage was forced to recall Hamilcar and most of his army from Sicily. Agathocles was eventually defeated in 307 B.C., but he escaped back to Sicily and negotiated a peace which maintained Syracuse as a stronghold of Greek power in Sicily.
GB85957. Bronze AE 15, Viola CNP 194; Alexandropoulos 18; SNG VIII Cop 109 ff.; Müller Afrique p. 94, 163; SGCV II 6444, VF, nice green patina, centered on a tight flan, scratches, corrosion, earthen deposits, edge chips, North African or Sicilian mint, weight 2.317g, maximum diameter 15.4mm, die axis 225o, c. 310 - 280 B.C.; obverse head of Tanit left wearing wreath of grain and pendant necklace; reverse horse standing right, date palm tree in background center; SOLD










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