3771 - Carthage (AE male head/horse) over Carthage (female head/horse) (Ebay seller xsana, Nov. 2015)
From SILVER
350 BCE - 330 BCE
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Overstruck variety

Carthage_Tanit_horse_400_350.jpg [1]
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Ebay seller xsana, 15 Nov. 2015 | |
Overstriking coin
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Male head left between two grain ears. Linear border. | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Horse galloping right. Linear border. |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Carthage | Ancient regionAncient region. | Zeugitana | Modern countryModern country: Tunisia | AuthorityIdentifies the issuing power. The authority can be "pretended" when the name or the portrait of X is on the coin but he/she was not the issuing power. It can also be "uncertain" when there is no mention of X on the coin but he/she was the issuing power according to the historical sources: | Carthaginian Empire |
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 350 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 330 BCE | Classical 480-323 BC ![]() |
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze ![]() |
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DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 1616 mm <br />1.6 cm <br /> |
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Alexandropoulos 20071Alexandropoulos 2007, n° 19 | |
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Overstruck type
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Tanit left (visible on reverse: face and top part) | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Horse right. In background, palm tree (visible on obverse: low part of horse and palm tree). |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ: | Carthage | Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ | Zeugitana | Modern countryModern country: Tunisia | AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ: | Carthaginian Empire |
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 400 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 350 BCE | Classical 480-323 BC ![]() |
Physical description
References
Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ: | Alexandropoulos 20071Alexandropoulos 2007, n° 18 | ||
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck: |
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: | Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: | ||
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