CARTHAGE, Second Punic War. Circa 220-205 BC. AR Shekel (21.5mm, 6.42 g, 12h). Carthage or Sicilian mint. Struck during the expedition to Sicily, circa 213-210 BC. VF.

CNG Feature Auction 127
Lot: 67.
Closing Date: Sep 18 2024 11:00 ET

Greek, 12h, Silver

Estimate: $ 1 500

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CARTHAGE, Second Punic War. Circa 220-205 BC. AR Shekel (21.5mm, 6.42 g, 12h). Carthage or Sicilian mint. Struck during the expedition to Sicily, circa 213-210 BC. Laureate head of Melkart left / Elephant advancing right; Punic A in exergue. Visonà 55; CNP 446; MAA –; SNG Copenhagen 382. Toned, some die wear, minor marks, test cut on edge. VF.

Ex Marti Hervera and Soler & Llach 1123 (1 December 2021), lot 16.

These coins were originally attributed to the Punic mint in Spain, but subsequent hoard evidence has established that they were struck either in Carthage or a Carthaginian mint in Sicily during the Second Punic War (see A. Walker, “Some Hoards from Sicily and a Carthaginian Issue of the Second Punic War” in Studies Mildenberg, p. 275, and note 6). Burnett (Enna) argued, based on the fixed die axes of the coins, that this issue was struck in Carthage, but for circulation in Sicily.

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