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Sicily, Siculo-Punic AR Tetradrachm. Entella, circa 407-398 BC. Forepart of horse to right; Nike flying to right above, holding wreath, [lion head to right in left field], grain in right field; [QRT ḤDŠT (Carthage) in Punic letters below] / Palm tree with two date bunches. Cf. Jenkins Punic, 17; HGC 2, 259. 15.63g, 27mm, 1h.
Near Very Fine. Rare.
From a private European collection.
One of the earliest coins struck by the Carthaginians in Sicily, this intriguing type was issued to finance the war against Selinos and Himera in the war of 410-409/8 BC, which resulted in the capture and destruction of those cities. The types are distinctively Carthaginian: the horse refers to the omen upon the foundation of Carthage that indicated the city would be powerful in war; the palm tree (phoinix), is a pun pointing to the origin of the Carthaginians, namely Phoenicia.
Near Very Fine. Rare.
From a private European collection.
One of the earliest coins struck by the Carthaginians in Sicily, this intriguing type was issued to finance the war against Selinos and Himera in the war of 410-409/8 BC, which resulted in the capture and destruction of those cities. The types are distinctively Carthaginian: the horse refers to the omen upon the foundation of Carthage that indicated the city would be powerful in war; the palm tree (phoinix), is a pun pointing to the origin of the Carthaginians, namely Phoenicia.