AR Tetradrachm of Sicily

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Title

AR Tetradrachm of Sicily

Subject

money; coins (money)

Description

This coin depicts a proud society that strived to overcome the troubles it faced. The obverse of this coin features the profile of Herakles, who was often compared to the patron god of Tyre, Melqart. He was a Phoenician god and is associated with the monarchy. The reverse depicts a horse head and a date palm tree, both of which were considered commodities, and act as national icons of Sicily under Carthaginian rule.

Creator

Siculo-Punic

Source

[no text]

Publisher

ARTH250 (Professor V. Rousseau, Fall 2019)

Date

320-300 BCE

Contributor

SH

Rights

University Art Collection, University of St. Thomas (St. Paul)

Relation

[no text]

Format

Silver (metal)

Language

Punic

Type

Physical Object

Identifier

2012.02.187

Coverage

Carthage, Sicily