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Tanit

Tanit was a Phoenician lunar goddess, worshiped as the patron goddess at Carthage.

Carthage, Zeugitana, North Africa, c. 350 - 320 B.C.

|Carthage|, |Carthage,| |Zeugitana,| |North| |Africa,| |c.| |350| |-| |320| |B.C.||stater|
Fantastic gold stater from the great enemy of Rome!
SH08971. Gold stater, Müller Afrique p. 84, type 47; SNG Cop Carthage 128 - 129 var., SNG Cop Sicily 973 - 974 var., SGCV II 6451 var, EF, weight 9.16 g, maximum diameter 19.0 mm, die axis 0o, Carthage (near Tunis, Tunisia) or Sicilian mint, c. 350 - 320 B.C.; obverse head of Tanit left, wreathed in grain, wearing necklace and triple-drop earring, dot border; reverse horse standing right on exergual line, border of dots; graffiti on reverse, struck with dies of fine style, ex John Aiello; SOLD


Carthage, Zeugitana, North Africa, c. 310 - 290 B.C.

|Carthage|, |Carthage,| |Zeugitana,| |North| |Africa,| |c.| |310| |-| |290| |B.C.||stater|
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.

Jenkins and Lewis report that Group V is 55% - 60% gold.
SH57451. Electrum stater, Jenkins and Lewis group V, 266 (same dies), Alexandropoulos 12, SNG Cop 136, gVF, marks, weight 7.532 g, maximum diameter 19.4 mm, die axis 0o, Carthage (near Tunis, Tunisia) or Sicilian mint, obverse head of Tanit left, wreathed in grain, wearing necklace and triple-drop earring, pellet before neck; reverse horse standing right on exergual line, nearer legs back, two pellets below; nicely centered and struck, marks in the fields; SOLD


Carthage, Zeugitana, North Africa, 229 - 221 B.C.

|Carthage|, |Carthage,| |Zeugitana,| |North| |Africa,| |229| |-| |221| |B.C.||shekel|
The Second Punic War, 218 - 201 B.C., is most remembered for Hannibal's crossing of the Alps, followed by his crushing victories over Rome in the battle of the Trebia, at Trasimene, and again at Cannae. After these defeats, many Roman allies joined Carthage, prolonging the war in Italy for over a decade. Against Hannibal's skill on the battlefield, the Romans deployed the Fabian strategy. More capable in siegecraft, the Romans recaptured all the major cities that had defected. The Romans defeated an attempt to reinforce Hannibal at the battle of the Metaurus and, in Iberia, Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major took New Carthage and ended Carthaginian rule over Iberia in the Battle of Ilipa. The final showdown was the Battle of Zama in Africa where Scipio Africanus defeated Hannibal, resulting in the imposition of harsh peace conditions on Carthage, which ceased to be a major power and became a Roman client-state.Hannibal's route of invasion
GS92184. Silver shekel, Viola CNP 134, Müller Afrique 126, SNG Cop VIII 291, Macdonald Hunter 67, Villaronga NAH 201, Villaronga CNH 25, VF, toned, bumps and scratches, reverse a little off center, scattered porosity, small edge split, overstruck(?), weight 7.278 g, maximum diameter 23.9 mm, die axis 215o, Carthage (near Tunis, Tunisia) mint, 229 - 221 B.C.; obverse head of Tanit-Kore left, hair wreathed with grain; reverse horse prancing right on short exergue line, star above with eight rays around central pellet; ex Ancient Imports (Marc Breitsprecher); scarce; SOLD


Carthage, Hannibal in Italy, Second Punic War, c. 219 - 202 B.C.

|Carthage|, |Carthage,| |Hannibal| |in| |Italy,| |Second| |Punic| |War,| |c.| |219| |-| |202| |B.C.||half| |shekel|
Ancient Capua was located where Santa Maria Capua Vetere is now. After 343 B.C., when Capua and neighboring communities entered into alliance with Rome for protection against the Samnite mountain tribes, the greater part of Campania came under Roman supremacy. Capua prospered and at the beginning of the Second Punic War it was almost as important as Rome and Carthage themselves, and was able to furnish 30,000 infantry and 4,000 cavalry. Until the defeat of Cannae it remained faithful to Rome, but then, after a vain demand that one of the consuls should always be selected from it, it defected to Hannibal. Hannibal and his army were voluntarily received by Capua and he made it his winter quarters. In 211, Rome besieged and captured Capua. The city's nobility were put to the sword, its territory was confiscated and its municipal organization was dissolved.
SH30343. Silver half shekel, SNG Cop 362, aEF, toned, weight 3.618 g, maximum diameter 18.3 mm, die axis 90o, Italian (Capua?) mint, c. 216 - 211 B.C.; obverse head of Tanit left; reverse horse right, sun above, O below; SOLD


Carthage, Zeugitana, 2nd Punic War, 215 - 205 B.C.

|Carthage|, |Carthage,| |Zeugitana,| |2nd| |Punic| |War,| |215| |-| |205| |B.C.||1/4| |Shekel|
Most of the Carthaginian quarter shekels were almost certainly struck at Carthage and directly exported to Hannibal via Bruttian ports. Some rare examples, such as this coin, are of a different style and believed to have been struck in southwest Italy, probably in Bruttium. Hoard evidence indicates that the variety circulated at Tarentum, and issues began before 209 B.C.
SH70871. Silver 1/4 Shekel, Robinson Second p. 53, 3; SNG Cop VIII 369; HN Italy 2020, EF, nice style, obverse a little off-center, scratch on horse, weight 2.052 g, maximum diameter 14.0 mm, die axis 0o, Italian (Brettian?) mint, 2nd Punic War, 215 - 205 B.C.; obverse head of Tanit-Demeter left, wreathed with grain, wearing necklace and pendant earring; reverse free horse standing right on ground line, linear border; ex Ancient Imports (Marc Breitsprecher); rare; SOLD


Carthage, Zeugitana, North Africa, Second Punic War, c. 203 - 201 B.C.

|Carthage|, |Carthage,| |Zeugitana,| |North| |Africa,| |Second| |Punic| |War,| |c.| |203| |-| |201| |B.C.||trihemishekel|
Tanit was a Phoenician lunar goddess, worshiped as the patron goddess at Carthage.
SH96815. Billon trihemishekel, Viola CNP 104a, SNG Cop VIII 391, SNG Milan XIV 9, Alexandropoulos 81 var. (single drop earring), Müller Afrique 230 var. (same), VF, toned white metal, off center on a broad flan, beveled obverse edge, light deposits, diagonal lines from die in reverse fields, weight 9.214 g, maximum diameter 25.9 mm, die axis 0o, Carthage (near Tunis, Tunisia) mint, Second Punic War, c. 203 - 201 B.C.; obverse head of Kore-Tanit left, hair waved and rolled, wearing barley wreath, ear-ring with triple pendant, linear border; reverse horse standing right, head turned back left, right foreleg raised, no control marks, linear border; from the CEB Collection; ex Numismatic Fine Arts, fall 1989 mail bid sale, lot 398; SOLD


Carthage, Zeugitana, N. Africa, c. 220 - 215 B.C.

|Carthage|, |Carthage,| |Zeugitana,| |N.| |Africa,| |c.| |220| |-| |215| |B.C.||trishekel|
Struck during the Second Punic War.
SH45892. Bronze trishekel, Viola CNP 162 var. (left foreleg advanced), Alexandropoulos MAA 84, SNG Cop 344, VF, weight 21.063 g, maximum diameter 31.4 mm, die axis 0o, Carthage (near Tunis, Tunisia) mint, 2nd Punic War, c. 220 - 215 B.C.; obverse head of Tanit left, wearing wreath of grain and single drop pendant earring; reverse horse standing right, palm tree behind with truck between hind legs, right foreleg advanced; scarce; SOLD


Carthage, Zeugitana, North Africa, 230 - 220 B.C.

|Carthage|, |Carthage,| |Zeugitana,| |North| |Africa,| |230| |-| |220| |B.C.||1| |1/2| |shekel|
The Second Punic War, 218 - 202 B.C., is marked by Hannibal's surprising crossing of the Alps and crushing victories over Roman armies in the battles of the Trebia, Trasimene, and Cannae. Despite these and other setbacks, Roman forces recaptured the major cities that had joined the enemy, defeated attempts to reinforce Hannibal, and ended Carthaginian rule over Iberia. At the final showdown, the battle of Zama in Africa, Scipio Africanus defeated Hannibal, resulting in harsh peace terms. Carthage ceased to be a major power and became a Roman client-state.
GB57746. Billon 1 1/2 shekel, Viola CNP 103, SNG Cop 390, Alexandropoulos 81, Müller Afrique 230, VF, toned, weight 8.952 g, maximum diameter 25.8 mm, die axis 0o, Carthage (near Tunis, Tunisia) mint, 230 - 220 B.C.; obverse head of Kore-Tanit left, hair wreathed with grain, wearing earring with one pendant; reverse horse standing right, head turned back left, raised right foreleg, no pellet; SOLD


Carthage, Zeugitana, North Africa, First Punic War, c. 264 - 241 B.C.

|Carthage|, |Carthage,| |Zeugitana,| |North| |Africa,| |First| |Punic| |War,| |c.| |264| |-| |241| |B.C.||AE| |21|
SNG Cop 261 - 268 are similar bronzes dated c. 241 - 221 B.C. with the same types, but also with additional control symbols on the reverse, smaller lighter flans and a far less elegant style. This coin, unpublished in the standard references and the only example known to Forum, is very similar to Jenkins type X electrum trihemshekels, dated c. 264 - 261 B.C.
GB66872. Bronze AE 21, Unpublished(?), cf. Jenkins group Xa (electrum, trihemishekel), SNG Cop 261 ff. (similar AE, inferior style, c. 241 - 221 B.C.), EF/VF, light corrosion on the reverse, weight 7.117 g, maximum diameter 20.9 mm, die axis 225o, Carthage (near Tunis, Tunisia) mint, probably c. 241 B.C.; obverse head of Tanit left, wearing barley wreath, triple-pendant earring, and necklace with many pendants; reverse unbridled horse standing right on exergual line, sun disk with uraei above; extremely rare; SOLD


Carthage, Zeugitana, North Africa, c. 215 - 201 B.C.

|Carthage|, |Carthage,| |Zeugitana,| |North| |Africa,| |c.| |215| |-| |201| |B.C.||AE| |20|
The bizarre comical depiction of Tanit is odd but we know of a number of specimens from different but equally strange dies. The mint in Carthage and Punic mints in Sicily usually employed skilled artists to engrave dies. These controls are apparently unpublished. The odd style and controls may indicate these coins were struck under Hannibal at a military mobile mint in Italy.
GB93783. Bronze AE 20, Viola CNP 106 var. (controls, style), Alexandropoulos MAA 90 var. (same), Müller Afrique 221 var. (same), SNG Cop 213 var. (same), gVF, dark patina, centered on a tight flan, light corrosion, weight 5.917 g, maximum diameter 20.0 mm, die axis 0o, Italian peninsula (military military?) mint, Second Punic War, c. 215 - 201 B.C.; obverse head of Tanit left, wreathed in grain, bizarre style; reverse horse standing left, head turned back right, Neopunic letters below and right; from the Errett Bishop Collection; rare variety; SOLD




  




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