Carthago (among others) 400-350 BC AE unit 2.76 g 1.61 cm 1.61 cm
obverse: hd Tanit l wreathed with corn reverse: horse stg r palm-tree in background Alexandropoulos p366 18 Holleman Munten October 1995 list 104 28 vw 365, 80 euro
Siculo-Punic coin, 325-300 BC
Obv. head of Tanit, wreathed with corn, wearing necklace and triple-drop ear-ring
Rev. horse standing, palm-tree in background
2.76 g Holleman Munten, list 104 (1995) no. 28
Jenkins-Lewis (1963) Appendix 3 pp 132-134
describe 16 varieties on account of pellet patterns
obv. rev.
1. no marks no marks
3.50 g Henzen 12/93 66
2.76 g Holleman 104 28
2.43 g Holleman April 1996 g
2. pellet above back
3. pellet behind hd pellet at the fore foot
4 no marks pellet in front
5. two pellets in front
6. some pellet on leaf three pellets in front
2.23 g Henzen 129 (2002) 384
7. pellet behind hd
8. pellet in front of hd three pellets at the fore foot
9. three pellets above back
10. three pellets in a row in front
11. four pellets behind fore legs
12. four pellets in front
13. some pellet behind hd three pellets in front, one pellet at the fore foot
2.43 g Holleman 106 29
14. three pellets in front, one pellet behind fore legs
15. three pellets in front, two pellets in front of the fore legs
16. three pellets in a row in front, three pellets below fore legs
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