Tetradrachm

Issuer	Uncertain Siculo-Punic mint (Punic Sicily)
Year	407 BC - 398 BC
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Reference(s)	Jenkins P2#30, SNG Lloyd#1607, SNG Copenhagen#70, de Luynes#1432, CNP#641, HGC 2#262

Obverse description	Forepart of a horse rearing to the left, rendered in bold relief with finely detailed musculature. Above the horse, a winged Nike flies to the left, extending a wreath to crown the animal. In the left field, a single barley grain is depicted as a subsidiary symbol. The composition reflects strong Sicilian Greek artistic influence adapted to Punic iconographic conventions.
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Reverse description	A tall, spreading date palm tree rendered frontally, its fronds fanning outward in elegant, naturalistic detail filling the coin's field. Two clusters of dates hang prominently on either side of the trunk amid the lower fronds, a symbol of Phoenician identity and the fertility of North Africa. Below the palm, flanking the base of the trunk, the Phoenician inscription is divided into two groups, reading 'QRT HDŠT' (meaning 'New City', i.e. Carthage). The design is bold and deeply struck, characteristic of early Siculo-Punic coinage.
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Reverse lettering	𐤒𐤓𐤕 𐤇𐤃𐤔𐤕
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