WMID-5A3B3C: Greek and Roman Provinical: Coin of Zeugitana, Carthage

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COIN

Unique ID: WMID-5A3B3C

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

A complete base silver (billon) / copper alloy two shekel coin of Carthage, in the region of Zeugitana, dating to about 264-241 BC (period of the First Punic War), Head of Tanit / Horse standing right. SNG Copenhagen, pl 7, cf. 190; J. Alexandropopoulos, Les Monnaies de l'Afrique antique, p. 372, cf. no. 44. These coins are normally listed as base silver (billon) and the metal analysis below supports this, with 17.07% silver.

Diameter: 24.1 mm
Thickness: 3.3 mm
Weight: 9.5 g

Coin was tested using a Bruker Mistral MI XRF machine and was found to contain 17.07% Ag (Silver); 82.14% Cu (Copper); 0.54% Fe (Iron) and 0.24% Sn (Tin).

Notes:

Siculo-Punic

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: GREEK AND ROMAN PROVINCIAL
Period from: GREEK AND ROMAN PROVINCIAL
Period to: GREEK AND ROMAN PROVINCIAL
Date from: Circa 264 BC
Date to: Circa 241 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 3.3 mm
Weight: 9.5 g
Diameter: 24.1 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 30th September 2013

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Base Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Double shekel view all attributed records
Mint or issue place: Carthage
Obverse description: Head of Tanit facing left
Obverse inscription: -
Reverse description: Horse facing right, with date palm behind
Reverse inscription: -
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: West Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Staffordshire (County)
District: South Staffordshire (District)
Parish or ward: Lapley, Stretton and Wheaton Aston (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SJ8713
Four figure Latitude: 52.71449949
Four figure longitude: -2.19387581
1:25K map: SJ8713
1:10K map: SJ81SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: Found whilst searching with a metal detector

References cited

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Recording Institution: WMID
Created: 9 years ago
Updated: 6 years ago

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