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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1979.419.120
Title
Coin of Carthage
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
241 BCE-221 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Africa, Carthage (North Africa)
Period
Hellenistic period, Middle
Culture
Punic
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/176611

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Metal
AE
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
3.88 g
Die Axis
12
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Reverse Inscription: Punic letter B

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
SNG Cop 273; M 206

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of H. Bartlett Wells, Class of 1929
Accession Year
1979
Object Number
1979.419.120
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: Head of Tanit l., dotted border.
Rev.: Horse standing r., in front of palm tree, Punic letter B, dotted border.

Verification Level

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