.. denomination weights n description Obv/Rev [Ref.]
410-350 BC 390-380 BC, Lilybaion? (Jenkins-Lewis Group I)
AV 25-drachms 7.58 1 horse galloping or prancing/palm tree [A 1, M 316 (AE), J-L 1]
375-360 BC, Lilybaion? (Jenkins-Lewis Group II)
AV 25-drachms 7.63 1 hd Tanit/horse galloping or prancing, symbol of Tanit above [A 2, J-L 2]
AV 5-drachms 1.48- 1.52 2 hd Tanit/horse galloping or prancing, symbol of Tanit above [A 3, J-L 3]
410-392 BC, Carthage (Jenkins Series 1)
AR tetradrachm 15.20-18.12 116 forepart horse/palm tree [Jenkins SNR 53 1-37, M 2-6]
AR tetradrachm 16.31-17.80 31 horse prancing/palm tree [Jenkins SNR 53 38-48, M 7]
405-380 BC, Panormos
AR tetradrachm 15.41-18.04 99 quadriga dynamic/hd female dolphins around [Jenkins SNR 50 11-34]
5-4C BC, Sicily?
AR pentonkion 0.21 1 hd female facing/large X with pellet in each quadrant [Manganaro, Offerts Le Rider pl. 23 34]
400-350 BC, Carthage and other mints
AE unit 0.90- 8.40 523 hd Trittolemo or Tanit/horse galloping or prancing [A 15 15a (15-7), Calciati III 1-8]
AE 1/2-unit 1.60 hd Trittolemo or Tanit/horse galloping or prancing [A 16 16a]
AE 1/4-unit 1.30 hd Trittolemo or Tanit/horse galloping or prancing [A 17 17a]
immitation A 15-17?
AE ... 5.50 2 hd Tanit /horse stepping [A 24, Cop 99-100]
AE ... 1.00- 4.90 402 hd Tanit /horse, palm tree in background center [A 18, M (163) 164 166-8, Cop 109 114 116-9, Calciati III 20]
Sardinia? 300-241 BC (imitation A 18)
AE ... 1.90- 3.80 13 hd Tanit /horse, palm tree in background center, letter or caducaeus in front
[A 25, M 170 174, Cop 220-223]
AE unit 1.00- 5.10 31 hd male between corn-ears/ horse galloping [A 19, Cop 120, Calciati III, 22]
350-300 BC 350-320 BC, Carthage? (Jenkins-Lewis Group III)
AV 'stater' 8.67- 9.75 118 hd Tanit /horse [A 4, M 45-47, J-L 4-51 56-114]
AV 'half' 4.39- 4.72 5 hd Tanit /horse, palm tree in background center [A 5, M 54-5, J-L 52-55]
AV 'quarter' 2.22- 2.50 7 hd Tanit /palm tree [A 6, M 78, J-L 115-119]
AV 'fifth' 1.51- 2.05 19 hd Tanit /horse hd reverted [A 7, M 67 68a, J-L 120-135]
AV 'tenth' 0.52- 0.98 40 palm tree/hd horse [A 8, M 79-80 82, J-L 136-173]
320-270 BC, Carthage? (Jenkins-Lewis Groups IV-VII)
El 'stater' 6.91- 7.78 231 hd Tanit /horse [A 9 12 13, M 48-53, J-L IV-VII 174-233 245-340 344-367]
El 'half' 3.64- 3.72 7 hd Tanit /horse, palm tree in background center [A 14, M 56, J-L VI 341-343]
El 'fifth' 1.33- 1.62 12 hd Tanit /horse hd reverted [A 10, M 68, J-L IV 234-241]
El 'tenth' 0.63- 0.77 3 palm tree/hd horse [A 11, M 81, J-L IV 242-244]
380-300 BC, Panormos
AR tetradrachm 14.60-17.92 128 quadriga dynamic/hd female dolphins around [Jenkins SNR 50 35-83]
See Panormos for "local" Panormos issues
350/340-306 BC, Lilybaion? (Jenkins Series 2-4)
AR tetradrachm 14.28-18.45 380 hd Kore or Arethusa/horse, palm tree in background center [Jenkins SNR 56 49-141]
AR tetradrachm 14.79-17.95 561 hd Arethusa/hd horse, palm tree behind [Jenkins SNR 56 142-269]
AR tetradrachm 16.65-17.97 30 hd female with oriental tiara/lion, palm tree in background [Jenkins SNR 56 270-272]
350-300 BC, Rash Melqart
AR tetradrachm 16.32 1 fast quadriga/hd of Melqart [Jenkins SNR 50 1 ]
AR tetradrachm 12.17-17.58 348 fast quadriga/hd female,3? dolphins around [Jenkins SNR 50 2-72]
AR tetradrachm 16.50 2 hd female, 2 dolphins/horse, palm tree in background center [Jenkins SNR 50 73 ]
300-289 BC, Sicily (Jenkins Series 5)
AR tetradrachm 14.30-17.70 397 hd Heracles-Melkart/hd horse; in field palm tree [Jenkins SNR 57 273-421, M 8-12 18-21 34]
350-290 BC
AR drachm 5.05- 6.16 2 hd Tanit/hd horse [SNG VII, 588-9]
350-320 BC, Carthage and other mints?
AE ... 2.57- 9.98 238 palm tree/hd horse [A 20, M 317-8, Cop 102 106, Calciati III 9-15]
300 BC, Sicily?
AE shekel 5.40- 8.10 13 palm tree/horse, caduceus in background center [A 21, M 313, Cop 124]
AE ... 5.50- 7.20 2 palm tree/horse, pellet in front [A 21, M 314, Cop 125]
AE 1/2-shekel 2.60- 4.80 38 palm tree/horse hd reverted [A 22, M 315, Cop 126]
AE ... 1.81- 5.39 39 palm tree/Pegasus [A 23, Cop 107, Calciati III 16-19]
300-220 BC 270-264 BC, Carthage
AV 20-shekels 12.40-12.57 41 hd Tanit /horse hd reverted [A 26, J-L IX 377-400 (260 BC)]
264-241 BC, Carthage
AV 100% 'stater' 10.84 1 hd Tanit /horse standing r., above sun-disk [A 29, J-L X 448 (255-241 BC)]
270-264 BC, Carthage
AV 3.3-shekels 2.06 1 hd Tanit /horse, palm tree in background center [A 27, J-L IX 401 (260 BC)]
264-241 BC, Carthage
EL tristater? 24.93 1 hd Tanit /palm tree [A 34, Baldus 1988]
260 BC, Sicily
EL 30% 12-shekels 21.87-22.82 15 hd Tanit /horse prancing, palm tree in background, B'RST [J-L VIII 368-376 (260 BC)]
264-241 BC, Carthage
EL 45% 'stater' 10.53-11.10 40 hd Tanit /horse standing r., above sun-disk [A 30, J-L Xa 404-4262 (255-241 BC), M 64, 65a]
EL 35% 'stater' 10.08-10.90 49 hd Tanit, dot/horse standing r., above sun-disk [A 32, J-L Xb 428-446X (255-241 BC)]
EL 45% quarter 2.66- 2.70 2 hd Tanit /horse standing r. [A 31, J-L Xa 427 (255-241 BC)]
EL 35% quarter 2.43 1 hd Tanit /horse standing r. [A 33, J-L Xb 447 (255-241 BC)]
264 BC, Jenkins Series 6
AR 6-shekels 44.15-45.61 13 hd Tanit /horse prancing, B'RST [Jenkins SNR 57 422-426, M 125]
AR 5-shekels 31.50-39.45 66 hd Tanit /Pegasus, B'RST [Jenkins SNR 57 431-452, M 127]
AR 3-shekels 20.64-22.15 5 hd Tanit /hd horse [Jenkins SNR 57 428-430, Basel 566]
264-241 BC, Carthage
AR 3-shekels 23.00 2 hd Tanit /horse, solar disk with ureus above [A 38, J-L pl 27 4, BI M 99]
264-241 BC, Carthage
AR 3-shekels red. 10.74-15.07 13 hd Tanit /horse, star above [A 39, J-L pl 27 7, M 94, Cop 185, Manfredi 25 NA p 245]
AR 2-shekels 12.00-13.85 2 hd Tanit /horse hd reverted [A 40, M 111 billon, Cop 186]
AR 1.5-shekels 10.35-12.12 9 hd Tanit /horse, palm tree in background center [A 41, J-L pl 27 5]
300 BC, Carthage
AR shekel 6.83- 7.58 13 hd Tanit /horse hd reverted, palm tree in background left [A 36, M 107-8, Cop 140-1, J-L pl 26 14-17]
264 BC, Sicily
AR shekel (genuine?) 6.52 1 hd Tanit /horse prancing [Jenkins SNR 57 427]
300 BC, Carthage
AR 3/4-shekel 4.85- 5.88 13 hd Tanit /horse hd reverted [A 37, M 113-4, Cop 143]
264-241 BC, Carthage
AR 1/2-shekel 3.80 1 hd Tanit /horse, palm tree in background center [A 42 bis, privat collection]
241 BC?, Carthage
BI 3-shekels red. 16.16-19.02 4 hd Tanit /horse, palm tree in background left [A 43, M 100-2, Cop 189]
BI 2-shekels red. 8.43-12.29 9 hd Tanit /horse, palm tree in background center [A 44, M 103-4, Cop 190, BM 166-4-10-28]
BI-AE 3-shekels 24.40-25.65 2 hd Tanit /horse, solar disk with ureus above [A 46, M 133-4 137 143 146, Cop 255-9]
BI-AE 2-shekels 11.00-16.60 14 hd Tanit /horse, palm tree in background center, letters [A 45, M 169 171-2, Cop 253-4]
BI-AE 2-shekels 12.13-12.69 2 hd Tanit /horse, solar disk with ureus above [A 47, M 141 144, Cop 260]
BI-AE shekel 3.76- 7.53 3 hd Tanit /horse, solar disk with ureus above [A 48, M 136 138-40 142 145, Cop 261-3 265 267 268]
264-241 BC, Sardinia and Carthage?
AE 2-shekels 9.70-21.20 190 hd Tanit /hd horse [A 58, M 272-3 284 289 292 296 298-303, Cop 192-3 195-8 200-1, Manfredi SAA 21-31]
AE ... 3.10-16.10 199 hd Tanit /horse [A 59, M 187 189-191 193-199 207, Cop 202-203 206 208-209 211 213-215]
290-260 BC, Sardinia?
AE shekel? 2.04-10.10 750 hd Tanit /hd horse [A 57, Cop 144-178, M 261 263 268 270-1 275-6 278-283 285-8 290-1 295 304-308, Manfredi SAA 1-20]
AE ... 1.90- 2.70 5 hd Tanit /hd horse [A 60, M 274, Cop 224-225]
241-237 BC, mercenaries? Lybian revolt
AV 80% 6-shekels 3.40- 3.92 5 hd Tanit /horse, issue-marks [A 35, J-L XI 449-453 EL!]
... or Carthage (260 BC)
EL 43% 10-shekels 12.85-13.35 2 hd Tanit /horse hd reverted [A 28, J-L IX 402-403 (260 BC)]
AR-BI 2-shekels 12.46 4 hd Zeus, LIBYON /bull charging, +/- LIBYON [A 52, M 347, Cop 238, Manfredi 98-101]
AR 1.5-shekels 8.75- 9.60 8 hd Tanit /horse, II III and Z or H above [A 49, M 93, Cop 188]
AR shekel 6.54- 7.29 7 hd Tanit /horse hd reverted [A 42, J-L pl 27 6, M 112, Cop 187]
AR shekel 5.50- 7.39 3 hd Tanit /horse, issue-marks [A 50, M 98, Cop 236, Carradice-La Niece 41]
AR shekel 7.6 2 hd Heracles in ls/lion, LIBYON [A 53, M 348-9, Cop 239]
AR 1/2-shekel 3.70 1 hd Tanit /horse, Z above, M beneath [A 51]
AR 1/2-shekel? 2.30 2 hd Heracles /lion, LIBYON [A 54, M 345-6]
BI-AE 1.5-shekel r 9.20 1 hd Isis/3 ears of corn [A 56, Jenkins 1984 p 134]
BI-AE shekel 7.14 1 hd Athena helmeted/plough [A 55, Jenkins 1984 p 133]
AE 2-shekels 15.16 3 hd Heracles/bull charging [A 66, M 356, Cop 244, Manfredi 108-10 NA p. 262-3]
AE 2-shekels? 14.98 1 hd Athena /bull [A 68, M 358, Cop 245, Manfredi 111 NA p. 263]
AE shekel? 7.7 1 hd Heracles/bull charging [A 67, Robinson 1943 p 3 11]
AE shekel? 4.2 - 1 hd Athena /bull [A 69, Manganaro 1992 p 127]
AE 1 and 2-shekels 7.00-16.23 7 hd Isis /three corn ears [A 70, Cop 226-32]
AE shekel 4.82- 5.07 2 hd Isis /plough [A 71, Cop 233-4]
AE shekel 6.64 1 hd Isis /corn ear [A 72, Cop 235]
241-221 BC, Carthage
AE shekel 5.84- 8.5 4 hd Tanit/horse, below Punic letter m [A 61, M 196, Cop 270, Manfredi 36 NA p. 248]
AE shekel 4.2 - 7.1 11 hd Tanit/horse, crescent and pellet above, +- letters [A 62, M 182-5, Cop 271-2, Manfredi 43-4 NA p. 249]
AE shekel 4.8 - 6.4 10 hd Tanit/horse, caduceus in the background [A 63, M 175-6, Cop 269, Manfredi 41 NA p. 249]
AE 1/2-shekel 1.3 - 3.3 7 hd Tanit/horse hd reverted, crescent and pellet above [A 64, M 226-8, Cop 274, Manfredi 45 NA p. 249]
AE 1/4-shekel 1.3 - 1.71 2 hd Tanit/horse hd reverted, crescent and pellet above [A 65, M 226, Cop 275]
237-220 BC, Barcids in Spain (Jenkins-Lewis Group XII)
AV stater 7.49- 7.61 7 buste Nike /horse prancing [J-L XII 454-458]
AV quarter 1.75- 1.90 3 buste Nike /horse prancing [J-L XII 459-460]
AV stater 7.58 1 hd male, diademed/prow of galley [J-L XII 461]
c. 216 BC, Sardinia, Revolt from Rome (Jenkins-Lewis Group XVII)
AV drachm 3.08- 3.82 5 hd Tanit /bull, star above [J-L XVII 494-495]
220-201 BC, Carthage 203-201 BC? (Jenkins-Lewis Group XIV, 230-220 BC)
AV 1/4-shekel 1.70- 2.01 34 hd Tanit /horse standing [A 76, J-L XIV 464-467]
205-201 BC? (Jenkins-Lewis Group XIII, 240-230 BC)
EL 14% 1/4-shekel 1.70- 1.72 2 hd Tanit /horse hd reverted [A 75, J-L XIII 462-463, M Supplement 110a seen as silver]
220-205 BC
AR 1/2-shekel 3.30 2 hd Tanit /horse hd reverted, right foreleg backwards [A 77, Manfredi 21 NA, M 233b AE!]
205-203 BC?
BI r 2-shekels 9.45-11.80 3 hd Tanit /horse, palm tree in background center [A 79, M 105, Cop 351, J-L pl. 27 8]
BI r 1.5-shekels 7.41-11.03 40 hd Tanit /horse hd reverted, right foreleg backwards [A 81, M 230-1, Cop 390 394-6, J-L pl. 27 9-10]
BI r 3/4-shekel 4.32 1 hd Tanit /horse hd reverted, right foreleg backwards [A 82, Bardo 298]
205-203 BC?
BI r 1/2-shekel 2.10- 2.60 5 hd Tanit /horse, star above [A 80, M 181 AE, Cop 352, Lindgren III 1610 (AE)]
Carthage?
AE ... 12.02 1 hd Tanit /horse hd reverted, left foreleg up [J-L pl. 28 10 Hunter]
AE 2-shekels 14.10 1 hd Tanit /horse, sceptre in background center [A 87, M IV 185, Cop 331]
AE shekel 5.30- 8.45 11 hd Tanit /horse, palm tree in background center [A 85, M 149 152-3 157 159 (171), Cop 353-6]
Italy?
AE shekel 4.10- 8.50 92 hd Tanit /horse hd reverted [A 88var?]
AE shekel 4.10- 8.50 92 hd Tanit /horse hd reverted [A 88 a-l, M 201 204-5 206-8 211 214-25, Cop 307-9 314-6]
AE shekel 4.80-10.20 20 hd Tanit /horse hd reverted, palmette in background left [A 83 88 m-r, M 217-22, Cop 317 319, J-L pl. 28 8]
AE shekel 5.20- 7.00 9 hd Tanit /horse hd reverted, caduceus in background center [A 88 s-v, M 223- 5, Cop 320-2]
AE shekel 4.00- 8.60 21 hd Tanit /horse hd reverted, left foreleg up [A 90 a-d, M 235 237-8 240]
AE shekel 6.10- 8.50 5 hd Tanit /horse hd reverted, left foreleg up, palm in bg [A 90 e , M 241]
AE shekel 4.00- 8.10 8 hd Tanit /horse, l foreleg up, caduceus in background center [A 91, M 253-5, Cop 326-8, Manfredi 69 NA]
AE shekel 7.70 1 hd Tanit /horse, star above, letter < in front [A 92, BM 1938-10-85]
AE shekel 7.80 1 hd Tanit /horse, galopping [A 93, M 257, Cop 330]
AE 1/2-shekel 3.50 1 hd Tanit /horse, letter < above [A 94, Bardo 341]
AE 1/2-shekel 2.80- 3.50 3 hd Tanit /horse hd reverted [A 95, M 206 209? 213, Cop 273]
AE 1/2-shekel 3.50 1 hd Tanit /horse, ureus above [A 89, Madrid]
AE 1/2-shekel 3.50 1 hd Tanit /horse, left foreleg up, ureus above [A 96, Madrid]
AE 1/2-shekel 2.70- 3.90 6 hd Tanit /horse hd reverted, right foreleg backwards [A 96 bis, M 232-3b 239, Cop 397]
216-211 BC, Italian mint
AV "drachm" 4.26 1 hd Demeter (Tanit)/quadriga with Nike, K [SNG ANS 1 145 ]
Carthage or Italy
220-205 BC? (Jenkins-Lewis Group XV, 218-202 BC, according to Robinson NC 1964 p 40 Italy)
EL 30% 3/8-shekel 2.54- 2.86 20 hd Tanit /horse standing, rear and/or foreleg up [A 73, J-L XV 468-486]
215-205 BC? (Jenkins-Lewis Group XVI, 216-211 BC, 1. The'Capua' group, attributed to Carthage)
EL 3/8-shekel 2.37- 3.18 55 hd Janiform female/quadriga with Zeus and Nike [A 74, J-L XVI 487-493]
215-205 BC? (Jenkins-Lewis Group XVI, 216-211 BC, 2. Silver and bronze 'loosely connected with Campania')
AR 1/2 shekel 3.37- 4.20 19 hd Tanit /horse, above disc (radiated or + uraei) [SNG ANS 1 154-156, M 87-9]
AR 1/2-shekel 3.28- 4.01 9 hd Tanit /horse, palm tree in background center [J-L pl. 28 1, M 84-5 ]
Capua?
AR 1/4-shekel 1.49- 2.26 36 hd Tanit /horse [A 78, M 90-1, Cop 335-339]
Taras?
AR 1/4-shekel 1.49- 2.26 36 hd Tanit /horse [M 86, J-L pl. 28 2]
other Italian mint
AR 1/4-shekel 1.92- 2.07 4 hd Tanit /horse [SNG ANS 1 150-153]
AR 1/8-shekel 1.09 1 hd Hermes/elephant with castle [SNG ANS 1 147]
Carthage or Italy
220-215 (210) BC
AE 3-shekels 13.60-23.50 76 hd Tanit /horse, palm tree in background left [A 84, J-L pl. 28 7, M 147 150 154-6 158, Cop 340-4]
AE 2-shekels 8.40-14.40 10 hd Tanit /horse hd reverted [A 86, M 200 203 210, Cop 345-9]
AE sextans 11.22-14.87 5 hd Apollo/horse, above disc + uraei [SNG ANS1 157-8]
AE ... 10.71-12.84 9 hd Tanit /hd horse [M 258-60 262, Cop 370-4]
213-211 BC, Punic Sicily
AR ... 2.22 1 hd male wreathed with corn/ horse prancing [SNG VI, 431]
213-211 BC or earlier, Carthage or Punic-Sicily
AR diobol 1.27 1 palm tree, AM/hd horse [SNG Dan, 959]
AR litra 0.68- 0.75 3 palm tree /hd horse [M 130, Jenkins SNR 53 p 31 pl 6 C (= Lloyd SNG II 1612)]
201-149 BC, Carthage 195-149 BC, Jenkins-Lewis Group XVIII (202-146 BC)
AV unit 2.95- 3.08 19 hd Tanit /horse, left foreleg up [A 97, J-L XVIII 496-499 501-506]
AV half 1.31- 1.55 7 hd Tanit /hd horse [A 98, J-L XVIII 500]
AR 2-shekels 11.64- 13.60 25 hd Tanit /horse, left foreleg up [A 100, M 116-123, Cop 403-6, J-L pl.28 13-14, SNG V 2183-5, SNG Milano XIV 49, Manfredi 81-2 NA]
AR shekel 6.35 3 hd Tanit /horse, left foreleg up [A 101, M 124, Cop 408, J-L p. 53]
AR shekel 6.27 1 hd Tanit /horse [A 102, M 92, Cop 407]
AR ... 2.57 1 hd Tanit /horse, left foreleg up? [J-L p. 53 (RBL collection)]
AR 1/8-shekel 0.95 hd Tanit /hd horse [A 99]
AE 15-shekels 98.71-105.20 4 hd Tanit /horse, left foreleg up, solar disk with ureus above[A 103, M 251, Luynes 3782, J-L pl.28 12]
AE 15-shekels 96.15-121.10 10 hd Tanit /horse, solar disk with ureus above [A 104, M 131-2, Cop 399, J-L pl.28 11, Lindgren III, 1611]
AE 3-shekels 12.40- 26.70 35 hd Tanit /horse, left foreleg up [A 105, M 242-50, Cop 409-13, J-L pl.28 15]
AE ... 6.37 1 hd Tanit /horse, left foreleg up [A 105?, M 242-50?, Cop 409-13?, SNG Milano XIV 50]
AR 1/2-shekel 2.60- 2.90 3 hd Tanit /palm tree [A 106, M 311, Cop 415]
AE 1/2-shekel 3.20- 3.90 4 hd Tanit /hd horse [A 107 (108), M 265, Cop 414]
Utica c. 175 BC
AR 3-shekels 14.60- 14.85 2 hds Dioscuri/two horses [A 109, M 341 343, Cop 428]
References are made to: A Alexandropoulos J (2000) Les monnaies de l'Afrique Antique 400 av. J.-C. - 40 ap. J.-C. Presses Universitaires du Mirail J Jenkins GK (1997) Coins of Punic Sicily. Reprinted from the Swiss Numismatic Review:(1. SNR 50 1971, 2. SNR 53 1974, 3. SNR 56 1977, 4. SNR 57 1978) J-L Jenkins GK and Lewis RB (1963) Carthaginian Gold and Electrum Coins. Royal Numismatic Society, London M Müller L (1861) Numismatique de L'Ancienne Afrique M IV Müller L (1874) Numismatique de L'Ancienne Afrique Supplément Cop Jenkins GK (1969) Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum, The Royal Collection of Coins and Medals, Danish National Museum, North Africa, Syrtica-Mauretania See concordances