½ Unit

Features

Issuer	Gadir (Punic Iberia)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	237 BC - 218 BC
Value	½ Unit
Currency	Drachm
Composition	Bronze
Weight	3.68 g
Diameter	17 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 333127
References	ACIP# 657 Leandre Villaronga, Jaume Benages; 2011. Les Monedes de l'Edat Antiga a la Península Ibèrica: Greek / Punic / Iberian / Roman = Ancient Coinage of the Iberian Peninsula. Societat Catalana d'Estudis Numismàtics, Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Barcelona, Spain. , CNH# 85/27 Leandre Villaronga; 2002. Corpus nummum Hispaniae ante Augusti aetatem (2^nd Edition). Jose A. Herrero, Madrid, Spain. , GCV# 10 David R. Sear. Greek Coins and Their Values. B.A. Seaby, London, United Kingdom (2 volumes). , SNG BM Spain# 166-167 Peter Bagwell Purefoy, Andrew R. Meadows; 2002. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum (Great Britain) / Volume 9.2. The British Museum. Part 2: Spain. British Museum, London, United Kingdom.

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Obverse

Head of Melqart facing, wearing lion's skin headdress.

Reverse

Two tunna swimming right.

Script: Phoenician

Lettering:
𐤌𐤐𐤏𐤋
𐤀𐤂𐤃𐤓

Unabridged legend: mpʿl ʾgdr

Translation: Made in Gadir.

Mint

Gades, Baetica, modern-day Cádiz, Spain

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (237 BC - 218 BC)

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