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Tetradrachm
| Issuer | Uncertain Punic mint (Carthaginian Empire) |
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| Year | 345 BC - 315 BC |
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| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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| Obverse description | Facing right, the wreathed head of Persephone (or Tanit) rendered in fine Sicilian-influenced style, her flowing hair elaborately dressed with a grain wreath and secured by a beaded diadem. A large ornate pendant earring and a beaded necklace adorn the figure. The facial features are finely modeled with a delicate profile, reflecting the strong artistic influence of Syracuse coinage. The overall treatment of the hair, with its individualized curling locks cascading behind the neck, displays exceptional engraving quality characteristic of the finest Punic-Sicilian workshop production. |
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| Reverse description | A horse standing to the right in the field, rendered with careful anatomical detail, its head turned slightly and its mane depicted as a row of raised pellets. Above the horse, a stylized palm tree (symbol of Carthage) with frond clusters shown in schematic form occupies the upper field. The ground line beneath the horse is indicated by a series of pellets or a simple exergual line. The composition is uncluttered, with the palm tree and horse together serving as the canonical Punic civic type derived from and inspired by Sicilian prototypes, reflecting Carthaginian political and commercial authority in the western Mediterranean. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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