Punic silver coin - Carthage 300 BC AD
Michel Reference
TN 1597
Stanley Reference
TN 1579
Yvert Reference
TN 1522
Themes
Arts
Description
This stamp highlights a unique Punic silver coin, dating from 300 BC. BC and preserved at the Bardo Museum, representing the emblematic horse's head associated with a palm tree. This iconography is at the heart of Carthage's identity, the horse symbolizing military power and the palm tree the agricultural prosperity of the Mediterranean basin. By reproducing this archaeological treasure, Tunisia celebrates its ancient roots and its heritage as a great commercial and maritime power of Antiquity, founder of a major monetary civilization.
Size
36x36 mm
Colors
Polychrome
Designer
Yosr Jamoussi
Printers
Tunisia Post Printing House
Perforation
13¼
Print
Offset
Face Value
0,60 DT
Mint Value
1,15 $
Used Value
1,15 $
Print Run
1 000 000 exemplaires
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