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Live auction - bgr_479558 - ZEUGITANA - CARTHAGE Shekel de billon

ZEUGITANA - CARTHAGE Shekel de billon XF/VF
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Estimate : 380 €
Price : no bid
Maximum bid : no bid
End of the sale : 10 April 2018 14:22:14
Type : Shekel de billon
Date: c. 241 AC.
Mint name / Town : Carthage
Metal : billon
Diameter : 19 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 5,48 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un petit flan irrégulier, cristallisé. Belle tête de Melqart au droit. Frappe molle et faible au revers. Patine de collection avec des oxydations au revers
Catalogue references :
Cop.239  - A.53  - GC.6543

Obverse

Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête de Melqart à gauche, coiffée de la léonté.

Reverse

Reverse legend : LETTRE PUNIQUE (M) SOUS LE LION.
Reverse description : Lion passant à droite.
Reverse legend : [LIBUWN].

Commentary

Poids très léger. Sous la léonté, on semble deviner des restes de légende. Ce type est parfois surfrappé sur des monnaies sardes.

Historical background

ZEUGITANA - CARTHAGE

(241-238 BC)

Revolt of the Mercenaries (Libyans)

The first Punic War broke out in 264 BC. What was at stake was the domination of the Western Mediterranean and maritime trade. Rome is the ally of Hieron of Syracuse. The Romans win the naval victory at Myles in 260 BC The victory at Ecnome the following year allows the Romans to land in Africa, but Regulus is defeated and killed. Hamilcar Barca engaged in merciless guerrilla warfare over the next ten years. Finally, the Roman fleet crushes the Carthaginian fleet at the Aegate Islands in 241 BC. Carthage renounces Sicily and must pay an indemnity of 3,200 talents. The following years were marked by the conquest of Sardinia and Corsica in 238 BC. At the end of the war, part of the troops, mercenaries as well as former tribes, allies of the Carthaginians revolted. The war will last four years and precipitate the decline of Carthage in Africa as the city seeks revenge on its old enemy, Rome..

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