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ID:     gades630036
Type:     Ancient Spain
Region:     PHOENICIAN AND PUNIC
City:     Gadir
Metal:     Bronze
Denomination:     Semis
Struck / Cast:     struck
Date Struck:     Early 1st century BC
Diameter:     19 mm
Weight:     3.05 g
Obverse Description:     Head of Melkart-Herakles left, wearing lion's skin headdress; club before.
Reverse Legend:     Phoenician inscriptions MP'L above and 'GDR below.
Reverse Description:     Two fish swimming left, crescent between the heads, Phoenician letter 'aleph' between the tails.
Mint:     Gadir
Primary Reference:     CNH pg. 89, 59
Reference2:     Burgos 1347
Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group
Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=35734
Grade:     VF