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Tetradrachm of Carthage
Obverse: Head of Arethusa with wheat-ear crown left, wearing tri-pendant earrings and a pearl necklace; four dolphins surround the head: two to the left facing each other, and two below following each other to the left; beaded border. Reverse: Horse head, left, with palm tree to right; solid border.
A Punic inscription reading “MMHNT,” which translates as “people of the camp,” would have been on the reverse in the exergue but due to a misalignment of the die and flan does not appear.
Provenance
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Henry Walters, Baltimore, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1962 | The Arts of Man. Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas. |
Geographies
Italy, Carthaginian Empire, Sicily (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Max diam: 1 1/16 in. (2.65 cm); axis: 7:00
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
59.516