Home > Catalog > Greek Coins > Geographic - All Periods > Sicily > Punic Sicily > GB49127
Carthage, Zeugitania, North Africa, c. 350 B.C.
 | By the 4th Century B.C., Sicily had become an obsession for Carthage. For sixty years, Carthaginian and Greek forces engaged in a constant series of skirmishes. By 340 B.C., Carthage had been pushed entirely into the southwest corner of the island, and an uneasy peace reigned over the island. |
GB49127. Bronze AE 17, SNG Cop 121, F, Sicilian? mint, weight 3.177g, maximum diameter 17.2mm, die axis 45o, c. 350 B.C.; obverse youthful male head left between two stalks of grain; reverse horse galloping to right; overstruck on a Carthaginian bronze with head of Tanit / horse with palm behind; $125.00
 |
|
|
