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0106 - Punic - AE unit - 242-209 BCObv/ Head of Tanit (rough) l.
Rev/ Horse's head (rough) r.: before, punic letter “aleph”.

AE, 21.5 mm, 10.35 g
Mint: Qart Hadasht (Cartagena, Spain)
CNH/HC45 [R1]
ex-Sanrode Numismática – eBay, art. #260689847460dafnis

0109 - Punic - 1/4 AE 242-209 BCObv/ Head of Tanit l.
Rev/ Helmet; behind, punic letter “ayin”.

AE, 13.5 mm, 1.52 g
Mint: Qart Hadasht
CNH/HC43 [R4]
ex-Soler y Llach, auction may 2011, lot 2178dafnis

0120 - Punic - AE16 400-350 BCObv/ Head of Tanit l.
Rev/ Horse standing r.: behind, palm tree; before, three dots.

AE, 16.5 mm, 3.20 g
Mint: Carthage
SNG Copenhagen 118 var.
ex-Numismática Hinojosa, eBay june 2011 - art. #280699851930dafnis

0344 Carthage - AE 14Sardinian mint
300-264 BC
head of Tanit left
head of horse right
SNG Cop 149, Alexandropoulos 57, Müller Afrique 268
2,33g 17mmJ. B.

Aurelian AE AntoninianusAE Antoninianus
Obv: IMP AVRELIANVS AVG
Rev: ORIENS AVG ; Sol walking l., a captive at his feet.
RIC 137Tanit

Billion Tridrachm from CarthageA Billion tridrachm from Carthage, minted during the second Punic war. 9.589g, 26.2mm, Carthage mint, c. 215 - 205 B.C.

Obverse: Head of Tanit left, wearing barley wreath, pellet on leaf, triple-pendant earing, and necklace with many pendants

Reverse: Unbridled horse standing right, palm tree in background, pellet below horse's belly forward of the palm trunk; scarce;

Attribution: Alexandropoulos 44a; Müller Afrique 104; SNG Cop 190 var (no pellet); SRCV II 6494 var (same)3 commentschuy1530

CARTAGO - Nor-África AE 1/2 Calco 15 mm 2.9 gr.

Anv: Cabeza coronada de Tanit a izquierda, vistiendo triple pendiente.
Rev: Caballo estante a derecha, palmera en segundo plano, 3 puntos en formación triangular, en campo derecho.

Tanit fue la diosa más importante de la mitología cartaginesa, la consorte de Baal y patrona de Cartago. Era equivalente a la diosa fenicia Astarté; también fue una deidad bereber. Fue la diosa de Ibiza (Islas Baleares, España). Wikipedia

Acuñada: 325-300 A.C.
Ceca: Cartago - Nor-África

Referencias: Visona #16 - MAA #18f - Sear GCV II #6444 Pag.596 - Jenkins & Lewis #12 Plate.26 - Müller II #163 Pag.95 - SNG Cop #109 - Calciati III #20 - Henzen #384-9mdelvalle

CARTAGO NOVA - Hispania Hispano-Cartaginés, acuñada durante la II Guerra Púnica en Cartago Nova (Hoy Cartagena).

AE Calco 18 mm 9.7 gr.

Anv: Cabeza de Tanit a izquierda.
Rev: Cabeza de caballo a derecha, delante letra fenicia aleph.

Tanit fue la diosa más importante de la mitología cartaginesa, la consorte de Baal y patrona de Cartago. Era equivalente a la diosa fenicia Astarté; también fue una deidad bereber. Fue la diosa de Ibiza (Islas Baleares, España). Wikipedia

Acuñada: 220 - 215 A.C.
Ceca: Hispano-Cartaginesa, muy probablemente Cartago Nova (Hoy Cartagena - España)

Referencias: ABH #515 - Villaronga CNH #45 Pag.691 commentsmdelvalle

Carthage - AEc. 400-350 BC
head of Tanit left wearing wreath
horse galloping right
MAA 15; SNG Copenhagen (Africa) 96
6,0g 15,5mm
ex SavocaJ. B.

Carthage - AESardinia
300-264 BC
head of Tanit left wearing wreath of grain and plain necklace
horse head right
SNG Cop 149, Alexandropoulos 57, Müller Afrique 268
5,3g 19mm
ex Artemide1 commentsJ. B.

Carthage - AESicily
340-320 BC
palm tree, three fronds on each side and a bunch of dates on each side
horse head right
Calciati III p. 384, 12/15 (same dies); Viola CNP 255; SNG Cop 102; Alexandropoulos MAA 20; HGC 2 1668,
6,9g 18mm
ex ArtemideJ. B.

Carthage - AE 14Sicilian mint
310-290 BC
head of Tanit decorated by grain ears left
horse right, palm behind
Alexandropoulos 18, SNG Cop 109 ff., Müller Afrique 163, SGCV II 6444
2,37g 13,5mmJ. B.

Carthage Electrum Stater Obv: Head of Tanit to l. with grain ears in hair, triple-pendant earring and necklace. Dot in front.
Rev: Horse standing to r., dot underneath l. hind leg.
Year: 310-290 BC
Weight: 7.45g
Cat #: Jenkins 2982 commentsoa

Carthage, c300-200 BCCarthage
AE3 – c. 300-200 BC
Head of Tanit l., wreathed with corn
Horse facing left, palm tree behind
S 6444 Ardatirion

Carthage, Second Punic War (203-201 BC)BI 1½ Shekels.

25mm, 9.18g

Obverse: Wreathed head of Tanit left

Reverse: Horse standing right, head left, with leg raised.

MAA 81; SNG Copenhagen 390-3.

Billon is debased silver, an indication of the financial stress Carthage was under towards the end of the war. This particular coin would have been minted in Carthage right around the time of the decisive battle of Zama (southwest of Carthage) where the Roman General Scipio Africanus defeated Hannibal in 202 BC. Nathan P

Carthage, Second Punic War (220-215 BC)AE Trishekel

29 mm, 18.21 g

Obverse: Head of Tanit left, wearing wreath of grain ears and single-pendant earring

Reverse: Horse standing right; palm tree in background to left.

MAA 84; Müller, Afrique 147; SNG Copenhagen 344.

The Second Punic War formally began when the Carthaginian general Hannibal and his army crossed the Alps in November of 218 BC and descended into Northern Italy. Battles raged on Italian soil for nearly 15 years until Hannibal and what remained of his army sailed for North Africa in the summer or fall of 203 BC. Shown above is a typical example of what would have been a lower-value coin issued by the Carthaginians in the early stages of the war.

Carthage was a Phoenician colony, and as such the Carthaginians were related to the Hebrews and the Canaanites (among others). Culturally they had much in common, including the use of the shekel as the primary unit of money. Likewise, the Carthaginians worshipped a variety of deities from the ancient Middle East. One in particular was the goddess Tanit. A Phoenician (Punic) goddess of war, Tanit was also a virgin mother goddess and a fertility symbol. 2 commentsNathan P

Carthage, Tanit, HorseCarthage
1/2 Shekel, 3rd-2nd century BC
Obv: Head of Tanit left, crowned with ears of corn.
Rev.: Horse standing right, head turned left, foreleg raised, linear circle.
Billon, 5.37g, 23.3mm
Ref.: Sear 6497, SNG Cop. 396
Ex Pecunem 10, Lot 2631 commentsshanxi

Carthage, ZeugitanaMetal/Size: AE18; Weight: 5.40 grams; Denomination: Drachm; Mint: Zeugitana, Carthage; Date: 300-264 BCE; Obverse: Head of god Tanit facing left and wreathed in corn. Reverse: Horse head facing right with Punic "O" to far right. References: SNG Cop. #225; Sear #6526; Muller II, 102, 286.museumguy

Carthage, Zeugitania Tanit Bronze c. 310-290 B.C.Bronze AE 17, 2.875g, 16.1mm, 315o, Sicilian mint, c. 310 - 290 B.C.
Obv: Head of Tanit left wearing wreath of grain, earring, and necklace.
Rev: Horse standing right, date palm tree in background behind horse.
Ref: SNG Cop 109 ff., SGCV II 6444.
Choice VF.mjabrial

Carthaginian CoinA bronze Carthaginian coin minted in Carthage between 264-241 BC. 22 mm, 8.57 g

Obverse: Head of Tanit left wearing earrings and wreathed in ears of grain

Reverse: Horse's head right

Attribution: Sear 6526, Mueller 2.102.286, SNG Copenhagen 151chuy1530

Carthaginian CoinA bronze coin minted in Carthage or possibly Punic Sicily between 264-241 BC. 16 mm, 2.06 g

Obverse: Head of Tanit left wearing earrings and wreathed in ears of grain

Reverse: Horse standing right, date palm tree behind

Attribution: SNG Copenhagen 109chuy1530

Carthaginian CoinA Carthaginian coin minted in Carthage or possibly Punic Sicily around 306 BC. 11 mm, 5.09 g

Obverse: Head of Tanit left wearing earrings and wreathed in ears of grain

Reverse: Horse prancing right

Attribution: SNG Copenhagen 95chuy1530

Claudius Goeticus AE AntoninianusAE Antoninianus
Obv:IMP C CLAVDIVS AVG;
Rev:LIBERT AVG; Libertas stg. l.Tanit

Claudius Goeticus AE AntoninianusAE Antoninianus
Posthumous issues
Obv: DIVO CLAVDIO
Rev: CONSECRATIO , altarTanit

Claudius Goeticus AsAE Antoninianus
Obv.: DIVO CLAVDIO ; Rev.: CONSECRATO ; altar.Tanit

Claudius Goeticus AsAE ANTONINIANUS
Obv.: DIVO CLAVDIO ; Rev.: CONSECRATO ; altar.Tanit

Claudius GothicusAntoninianus
Obv: IMP CLAVDIVS PF AVG
Rev: FIDES MILIT ; Fidesstg. l. holdind two standards
C.88Tanit

Claudius GothicusAE Antoninianus
Obv: IMP C CLAVDIVS AVG
Rev: NEPTVN AVG ; Neptune stg. l.
C.183Tanit

Claudius GothicusAE Antoninianus
Obv: IMP CLAVDIVS PF AVG
Rev: VICTORIA GOTHIC ; trophy with two captives std. below
C.308Tanit

Claudius GothicusAE Antoninianus
Obv: IMP C CLAVDIVS AVG
Rev: FIDES EXERCITanit

Claudius GothicusAE Antoninianus
Obv: DIVO CLAVDIO
Rev: CONSECRATIO ; Altar
C.43Tanit

Claudius Gothicus AntoninianusDivus Claudius II Gothicus AE Antoninianus. Milan mint, ca 270 AD. DIVO CLAVDIO, radiate head right / CONSECRATIO, large flaming altar.

RIC 261, Cohen 50.Tanit

Claudius II AE AntoninianusAE Antoninianus. Claudius II Gothicus posthumous .
Obv.: DIVO CLAVDIO, radiate head right ;
Rev.: CONSECRATIO, eagle standing right or left.
Tanit

Claudius II AE AntoninianusAE Antoninianus
Posthumus issues
Obv: DIVO CLAVDIO
Rev : CONSECRATIO ; altarTanit

Claudius II Goeticus AsAE As.
Obv.: DIVO CLAVDIO ; Rev.: LAETITIA AVG ; Laetitia stg. l.Tanit

Claudius II Gothicus AE AntoninianusAE Antoninianus. Claudius II Gothicus posthumous .
Obv.: DIVO CLAVDIO, radiate head right ;
Rev.: CONSECRATIO, eagle standing right or left.
Tanit

Claudius II Gothicus AsAE Antoninianus
Obv.: DIVO CLAVDIO GOTHICO ; Rev.: CONSECRATO ; altar.Tanit

Divus Claudius II Divus Claudius II

DIVO CLAVDIO OPT IMP
Laureate, veiled bust right
MEMORIAE AETERNAE
Eagle standing right with head turned back left

RIC (VII) Rome 112Tanit

Eryx? - AE400-340 BC
head of Tanit left
horse right
Mem
CNS I S.287.22; HGC 30
1,45g 9,5mm
ex Gorny & Mosch1 commentsJ. B.

First Punic WarShekel - Punic - Carthage - ~ 241 BC
D. 22 mm - Wt. 4.9 gms
Obv: Head of Tanit left
Rev: Plough
Rare1 commentsTanit

GallienusAntoninianus
Obv: GALLIENVS AVG
Rev: LAETITIA AVG ; Laetitia stg. l.

C. 423Tanit

GallienusAntoninianus
Obv: GALLIENVS AVG
Rev: PIETAS AVG; Pietas sacrificing over altar

RIC. 578sTanit

GallienusAntoninianus
Obv: GALLIENVS AVG
Rev: LAETITIA AVG ; Laetitia stg. l.

C. 423Tanit

GallienusAntoninianus
Obv: GALLIENVS AVG
Rev: SECURIT ORBIS ; Securitas std. l.

C.953 Tanit

GallienusAntoninianus
Obv: IMP GALLIENVS AVG
Rev: APPOLINI CONS AVG; griffin walking l.

C.72Tanit

Gallienus AE AntoninianusAntoninianusTanit

Gallienus AE AntoninianusAntoninianus.
Obv.: GALLIENVS AVG ; Rev.: SECVRIT PERPET ; Securitas stg. l., leaning on column. Tanit

Gallienus AE AntoninianusAntoninianusTanit

Gallienus AE AntoninianusAntoninianus
Obv:GALLIENVS AVG
Rev: APOLLINI CONS AVG; Centeur walking l. , drawing bow;

This type were issued ca. 267-268 AD to commemorate vows to Appolo invoking his protection against the revolt of Aureolus.Tanit

Gallienus AE AntoninianusAntoninianus
Obv: GALLIENVS AVG;
Rev: IOVI CONS AVG; goat walking l
Issued ca. 267-68 AD, to commemorate vows to Jupiter invoking his protection against the revol of Aureolus.Tanit

Gallienus AE AntoninianusAE AntoninianusTanit

Gallienus AE AntoninianusAntoninianus
Obv:GALLIENVS AVG ; Rev: SECVRITAS PVBL.; Securitas std. l.Tanit

Gallienus AE AntoninianusAE Antoninianus
Obv: IMP C P LIC GALLIENVS AVG
Rev: CONCORDIA EXERC; Concordia stg. l., holding patera and double cornucopiae.Tanit

Gallienus AE AntoninianusAE-AntoninianuSTanit

Gallienus AE AntoninianusAntoninianus
Obv: GALLIENVS AVG
Obv: LAETITIA AVGTanit

Gallienus AE AntoninianusAE AntoninianusTanit

Gallienus AE AntoninianusAE AntoninianusTanit

Gallienus AE AntoninianusAntoninianusTanit

Gallienus Antoninianus Antoninianus
Obv: GALLIENVS AVG
Rev: PIETAS AVG; Pietas sacrificing over altar

RIC. 578s
Tanit

Gallienus SestertiusAE Sestertius
D.: 23-24 mm

IOVI CONSERVA S C,
Göbl 25dd.
same rev. die as Göbl pl. 4, 25k, of Valerian I.

Tanit

GG, Carthage, c. 310-290 BCElectrum shekel, 18.8mm, 7.76g, choice VF
Head of Tanit left, wreathed with corn; she wears necklace and triple earring; pellet in lower left field / Horse standing right on double exergal line; pellet in lower right field. COA
Ex: Glenn Woods
Sear 6462; Jenkins V, 2492 commentsLawrence W

Gordian III AR AntoninianusAR Antoninianus.Tanit

Gordian III AR AntoninianusAR Antoninianus.
Obv: IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG
Rev: VICTOR AETER ; Victory stg. l. Tanit

Gordian III AR AntoninianusAR Antoninianus.Tanit

Gordian III AR AntoninianusAR Antoninianus
Obv:IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG
Rev: PM TRP II COS PPTanit

Gordian III AR AntoninianusAR Antoninianus.
Obv: IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG
Rev: ROMAE AETERNAE ; Roma std. l.
Tanit

Gordian III AR AntoninianusAR Antoninianus
Obv: IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG
Rev: IOVI CONSERVATORI; Jupiter stg. l.Tanit

Gordian III AR AntoninianusAR Anoninianus
Obv: IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG
Rev: VIRTVS AVG; Virtus stg. l. holding branch and spear, shield restig against footTanit

Gordian III AsAE As
IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG / LIBERALITAS AVG IIII / SC

RIC 316Tanit

Gordian III SestertiusAE Sestertius.Gordian III,
Obv.: IMP GORDIANVS FEL AVG ; Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind
Rev.: SECVRITAS AVG S C, Securitas seated left, holding sceptre, propping head on left hand.
(RIC IV 311a)

Tanit