{"product_id":"1066870-coin-zeugitana-1-2-shekel-213-210-bc-carthage-au-55-58-silver","title":"Coin, Zeugitana, 1\/2 Shekel, 213-210 BC, Carthage, AU(55-58), Silver","description":"\u003cp id=\"head\"\u003eHead of Melkart left, wearing laurel wreath.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp id=\"reverse\"\u003eElephant advancing right. Punic A in exergue.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp id=\"comment\"\u003eThis 1\/2 shekel was struck in the context of the 2nd Punic War to finance the Sicilian campaign of 213-210 B.C. This is a magnificent specimen, with some roughness in the fields but with a splendid portrait and an especially beautiful elephant in the reverse. Somewhat off-center, the strike nevertheless allows us to appreciate the entirety of the impressive animal. We note the ferocious look of the beast, which the Carthaginians used for military purposes. We know that Hannibal made them cross the Alps, but very few survived this ordeal and all perished before the end of the war.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp id=\"weight\"\u003e3.38 gr\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"cdma","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43918375944421,"sku":"1066870","price":6390.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0637\/1655\/7029\/products\/1066870A.jpg?v=1693955600","url":"https:\/\/www.numiscorner.com\/products\/1066870-coin-zeugitana-1-2-shekel-213-210-bc-carthage-au-55-58-silver","provider":"Numiscorner.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}