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A silver tetradrachm minted in Carthage, 330-300 BCE. Obv.: head of the goddess Tanit with dolphins. Rev. : horse's head and palm tree. The legend reads 'm mhnt' meaning 'people of the camp', that is army camp. Many such coins were minted to pay mercenaries. (British Museum, London)
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Museum, B. (2016, September 21). Carthaginian Silver Tetradrachm. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5707/carthaginian-silver-tetradrachm/
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Museum, British. "Carthaginian Silver Tetradrachm." World History Encyclopedia, September 21, 2016. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5707/carthaginian-silver-tetradrachm/.
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