Carthage, gold, staters (Tanit/horse) (350-320 BCE)

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350 BCE - 320 BCE Gold 231,895 kg

Description
Obverse: Wreathed head of Tanit left, wearing triple-pendant earring and necklace with eight pendants
Reverse: Horse standing right on ground line, before, three pellets
Mint and issuing power
Mint: Carthage Ancient region: Zeugitana Modern country: Tunisia Authority: Carthaginian Empire
Chronology
From 350 BCE to 320 BCE Period: Classical 480-323 BC Nomisma.org, Hellenistic 323-30 BC Nomisma.org
Physical description
Metal: Gold Nomisma.org Median weight in grams 9.20 Denomination: stater Nomisma.org Standard:
Image
]]H329a Carthage 350-320 staters.jpg [1]
References
Die study reference: "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Jenkins - Lewis 1963, Series IIIf
Coin series reference: "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2Alexandropoulos 2007, n° 4
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Obverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Remarks
Likely military

References

  1. ^  Jenkins, Gilbert Kenneth - Lewis, Richard Boyes (1963), Carthaginian Gold and Electrum Coins, RNS 2, London, 140 p., 38 pl.
  2. ^  Alexandropoulos, Jacques (2007), Les monnaies de l'Afrique antique (400 av. J.-C.-40 ap. J.-C.), Presses universitaires du Mirail, Toulouse, 507 p., 17 pl.