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Tetradrachm
| Issuer | Uncertain Siculo-Punic mint (Punic Sicily) |
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| Year | 320 BC - 310 BC |
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| Diameter | 25 mm |
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| Obverse description | Wreathed head of Tanit (or Persephone-Kore) facing right, depicted with refined Hellenistic artistry. The goddess wears a leafy wreath and an elaborate headdress adorned with a crescent, her flowing hair arranged in loose curls cascading behind the neck. A single pendant earring is visible, and the drapery at the truncation falls in graceful folds. The modeling of the facial features — almond-shaped eye, softly curved lips, and delicate nose — reflects the strong influence of Syracusan engraving traditions of the late 4th century BC. |
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| Reverse description | A lion walking left in a menacing, lowered posture, its maned head turned to face the viewer in a three-quarter frontal aspect, mouth agape. A date palm tree with hanging fruit rises in the upper field, serving as a quintessential Punic symbol of Carthaginian identity. A Punic inscription in Neo-Punic characters runs along the lower exergue beneath the lion's feet. The composition fills the flan with bold, vigorous relief characteristic of Siculo-Punic coinage of the period. |
| Reverse script | Punic |
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