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Shekel Bronze, with Punic letter 𐤔
| Issuer | Carthage (Zeugitana) |
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| Year | 264 BC - 241 BC |
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| Thickness | 2 mm |
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| Reverse description | Forepart of a horse facing right, depicted with naturalistic musculature and a raised neck, the mane rendered in stylised locks. To the right of the horse's head appears the Punic letter Šin (𐤔), serving as a mint or series control mark. The design is contained within a beaded border encircling the reverse field. |
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| Reverse lettering | 𐤔 |
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Struck during the First Punic War, when Carthage was simultaneously funding a land army in Sicily and contesting Roman naval dominance at sea — a financial strain that forced the city to issue bronze coinage on an unprecedented scale. The Punic letter 𐤔 (shin) likely functioned as a mint or batch control mark, helping military paymasters track disbursements across a conflict that lasted 23 years and ended with Carthage ceding Sicily entirely under the Treaty of Lutatius.