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CARTHAGE, Libyan Revolt. Circa 241-238 BC. BI 1¼ Shekels (20mm, 9.31 g, 11h). Wreathed head of Tanit left / Hose standing right; |||||H (25 in Punic) above. Visonà, Unusual, Variety a, 1–19; CNP 30; MAA 39; SNG Copenhagen 188. Lightly toned, some deposits. VF. Very rare.
Ex VAuctions 275 (Gitbud & Naumann, 5 January 2012), lot 107.
At the end of the First Punic War in 246 BC, Carthage found herself confronted with a dilemma. Large numbers of Greek, Italian, and African mercenaries had been hired to pursue the war with Rome, and now Carthage, defeated and bankrupt, had no money for the pay owed to them. Rebellion broke out in Sardinia and Africa. The latter situation became critical when one of the leaders, Matho, a native Libyan, inspired the native population to join the mercenaries against their Punic Carthaginian overlords. Hamilcar Barca, the great Carthaginian general, finally suppressed the revolt in 238 BC.
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