Record ID: WMID-5A3B3C
Object type: COIN
Broad period: GREEK AND ROMAN PROVINCIAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: 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); 82.1…
Created on: Monday 9th June 2014
Last updated: Monday 19th February 2018
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