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Shekel - Hamilcar Barca
| Issuer | Gadir |
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| Year | 237 BC - 209 BC |
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| Reference(s) | ACIP#549 |
| Obverse description | Male head facing left, identified as Melqart or possibly Hamilcar Barca, rendered in the Hellenistic style with finely detailed curly hair bound by a diadem or wreath. The portrait displays strong, idealized facial features with a prominent nose and defined jaw, closely echoing the portraiture conventions of contemporary Hellenistic monarchs. A beaded border encircles the entire field. |
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| Reverse description | A war elephant advancing to the right, depicted in profile with naturalistic musculature and a raised trunk. Atop the elephant sits a howdah or military tower with a driver visible, conveying the martial character of the Barcid campaigns in Iberia. A lance or spear is shown diagonally beneath the animal, and a Punic inscription appears in the field. The design is enclosed within a beaded border. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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