Specimen · akragas-punic-quarter-shekel-001
Attribution: Sicily. Akragas. Carthaginian forces at Akragas. c. 213–211 BC. AR. quarter-shekel.
Obverse: Wreathed head of Triptolemos right (grain wreath; deity of the Demeter/Kore cult of Akragas)
Reverse: Free horse right, one foreleg raised; Punic letters ḥt in exergue
Weight: 1.53 g (tag) (From the Bezayiff tag; the earlier Philipson/Hirsch tag gives 1.48 g — ordinary scale variation between two historical weighings.) Reference: HGC 2, 173
Formerly attributed: Numidia, Hiempsal II, AR quinarius, c. 105/62 BC (Mazard 80 R³; Müller III, 38/47)
Image: Classical Numismatic Group, LLC (cngcoins.com), used courtesy of CNG.
Image: Classical Numismatic Group, LLC (cngcoins.com), used courtesy of CNG.
John's Ancient Coin Collection · Specimen · akragas-punic-quarter-shekel-001
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