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Silver Quarter Shekel
Silver Quarter Shekel
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Silver Quarter Shekel

Artist/Culture
Date216–203 BCE
Mediumsilver
Dimensions28 gram (1 oz)
ClassificationsMetalwork
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1912.73
Descriptionobv. Tanit; head l., wreathed with corn and wearing earring and necklace; hair caught up over wreath behind; linear circle.
rev. Horse standing r., l. leg advanced; exergual line; linear circle.
ProvenanceFormerly in collection of Dr. G.M. Olcott, N.Y.(1911); Olcott list #153, Plan #A-11; $2.00.
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