ANCIENT CARTHAGE.
Gold 4/5 Shekel, circa 160-149 BC.
Obv: head of Tanit left, wearing wreath of grain ears, single-pendant earring, and necklace. Rev: horse standing right, raising left foreleg.

Very Fine; a clear example of this Very Rare issue, with all known examples struck from the same dies.

Typically, this unit was struck at the time with a serrate edge and a control mark on the reverse.

From the Euclidean Collection.

Reference: Jenkins & Lewis-Group XVIII, 496 (same dies); MAA-97; SNG Copenhagen-.
Rarity: Very Rare.
Die Axis: 12h.
Diameter: 12 mm.
Weight: 2.99 g.