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title: Tanit, Carthaginian Electrum Coin
author: The British Museum
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5251/tanit-carthaginian-electrum-coin/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Tanit, Carthaginian Electrum Coin
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## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5251.jpg)
## Image Caption
An electrum [coin](https://www.worldhistory.org/coinage/) minted in [Carthage](https://www.worldhistory.org/carthage/) showing the goddess Tanit and horse. 4th-3rd century BCE. (British Museum, London)
## Cite This Work
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Museum, T. B. (2016, June 21). Tanit, Carthaginian Electrum Coin. *World History Encyclopedia*.
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