Description: This is a very rare but worn coin minted between 100 BC to 20 BC featuring the head of Melkart (Melqart), the Punic god of Tyre, on one side and 2 Tunafish facing left on the other. It is a semis denomination. Melqart (Phoenician: 𐤌𐤋𐤒𐤓𐤕, romanized: Mīlqārt) was the tutelary god of the Phoenician city-state of Tyre and a major deity in the Phoenician and Punic pantheons. He may have been central to the founding-myths of various Phoenician colonies throughout the Mediterranean, as well as the source of several myths concerning the exploits of Heracles. Many cities were thought to be founded (in one way or another) and protected by Melqart, no doubt springing from the original Phoenician practice of building a Temple of Melqart at new colonies. Similar to Tammuz and Adonis, he symbolized an annual cycle of death and rebirth. This coin comes from the ancient city of Gadir, which was a Phoenician colony in what is now modern-day Spain. This coin was minted in Gades following the fall of Carthage. 2458
Price: 65.39 USD
Location: Capitola, California
End Time: 2024-12-04T13:22:17.000Z
Shipping Cost: 3.95 USD
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All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Denomination: Semis
Historical Period: Greek (450 BC-100 AD)
Composition: Bronze
Year: 100 BC - 20 BC
Era: Ancient
Fineness: 0.9
KM Number: Unk
Certification: Uncertified
