Zeugitania, Utica; Dioskuri/horses
110,00 €
Description
Zeugitania, Utica, 2nd century BC. Laureate heads of the Dioskouroi, jugate, right / Two horses advancing right, Punic legend above
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | AE29 |
| Weight [g]: | 13,04 |
| 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 |
Historical Context
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.
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