Second Punic War
237-209 Punic Spain 1/4 shekel
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Coin Details
| Origin/Country: |
ANCIENT - GREEK CIVIC (7th CENT BC - 1st CENT AD) PUNIC SPAIN c.237-209 BC |
| Item Description: |
AR Quarter-Shekel Punic Spain rv elephant r. obv Melkart(?) w/club |
| Full Grade: |
NGC Ch XF Strike: 5/5 Surface: 2/5 |
| Owner: |
deposito |
Owner Comments:
Punic Spain. That's where the Second Punic War started. Hannibal crossed the Ebro and sacked Saguntum. They appealed to Rome for help. There was legal bickering about the interpretation of the peace agreement that had settled the First Punic War. Meanwhile Hannibal headed up out of Spain and around to come down over the Alps into northern Italy.
This series has everything you want from the Second Punic War. The god Melkart on the front we can imagine bears features of Hannibal or someone else known to people at the time in Punic Spain. On the back you get the elephant. What else is the Second Punic War known for?
There are whole shekels and half shekels with about the same design. I'm dreaming big and living small. This coin has really rough surfaces but the centering is real good on the front and pretty good on the back. It's a start.