Zeugitania, Utica; Dioskuri/horses
Description:
Zeugitania, Utica, 2nd century BC. Laureate heads of the Dioskouroi, jugate, right / Two horses advancing right, Punic legend above
Diameter:
AE29 mm
Weight:
13,04 g
Grade:
F/F
Attribution:
SNG Cop 428-430; Alexandropoulos 390, 109
Commentary:
rare; olive-green patina with some deposits and minor breaks, good for the type
History:
Utica lying just 40 km from Carthage sided with the Romans during the Third Punic War and was rewarded by becoming the capital of a new Roman province Africa.
Article Number:
046-05-04-41652