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title: Dido, Carthaginian Tetradrachm
author: The British Museum
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5271/dido-carthaginian-tetradrachm/
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updated: 1970-01-01
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# Dido, Carthaginian Tetradrachm
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## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5271.jpg)
## Image Caption
A [silver](https://www.worldhistory.org/Silver/) tetradrachm from [Carthage](https://www.worldhistory.org/carthage/). The female head has been identified by some historians as [Dido](https://www.worldhistory.org/Dido/) ([Elissa](https://www.worldhistory.org/Dido/)), the legendary founder of the [city](https://www.worldhistory.org/city/). Other historians identify the figure as the goddess Tanit (aka Tinnit). She wears a Phrygian cap while the reverse side shows a lion, palm tree and the legend 's m mhnt' - 'of the people of the army'. From [Sicily](https://www.worldhistory.org/sicily/), 4th century BCE. (The British Museum, London)
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### APA
Museum, T. B. (2016, June 29). Dido, Carthaginian Tetradrachm. *World History Encyclopedia*.
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Museum, The British. "Dido, Carthaginian Tetradrachm." *World History Encyclopedia*, June 29, 2016. .
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Museum, The British. "Dido, Carthaginian Tetradrachm." *World History Encyclopedia*, 29 Jun 2016, .
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