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                                Sale: CNG 69, Lot: 750. Closing Date: Jun 08, 
                                2005. CARTHAGE. Circa 160-149/6 BC. BI Serrate 
                                Double Shekel (13.21 gm, 12h). Carthage mint. 
                                Estimate $500 Sold For $800 

                              CARTHAGE. Circa 160-149/6 BC. BI Serrate Double 
                              Shekel (13.21 gm, 12h). Carthage mint. Wreathed 
                              head of Tanit left / Horse standing right; pellet 
                              below raised hoof. Jenkins & Lewis pl. 28, 14; MAA 
                              100b; cf. SNG Copenhagen 403 (pellet below back 
                              legs). Good VF, toned. ($500)

                              From the Garth R. Drewry Collection.

                              From the last issue of Carthage before its 
                              destruction by a vengeful Rome following the Third 
                              Punic War (149-146 BC). The serrate edge is found 
                              on both electrum and billon coins of the period, 
                              and is similar to the flan treatments of 
                              contemporary Macedonian and Seleukid bronze coins. 
                              The reason for this added detail remains a 
mystery.








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High bid of $800, $920 including 15% buyers fee, or approximately €648, £440, C$1000, A$1040, on June 8, 2005.

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