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   View Categories Home > Catalog > |Greek Coins| > |Geographic - All Periods| > |North Africa| > |Carthage| > GB72269
Carthaginians in Italy, Second Punic War, 215 - 205 B.C.
|Carthage|, |Carthaginians| |in| |Italy,| |Second| |Punic| |War,| |215| |-| |205| |B.C.|, Head of Tanit / horse head types were likely struck at many different mints in the Punic realm. The style of this particular type, which was struck in Italy during the Second Punic War, is very atypical. Robinson suggested Locri as the possible mint, noting similarity between the style of Tanit on this type and Persephone on Locri bronzes.
GB72269. Bronze AE 20, cf. SNG Cop VIII 373; Robinson NC 1964, p. 53, 5(c) and pl. VII, 5 (Locri), F, green patina, scratches, Bruttium, Lokri Epizephrioi(?) mint, weight 6.491g, maximum diameter 19.6mm, die axis 315o, under Hannibal, c. 215 - 205 B.C.; obverse head of Tanit left, wearing wreath of grain; reverse horse head right, no letters or symbols; rare; SOLD











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