Reverse inscription |
COL TYR METR, ΔΙΔW, 𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤔𐤄 |
Edition |
col(onia) Tyr(us) Metr(opolis) Διδώ 𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤔𐤄
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Translation |
the colony of Tyre, metropolis, Dido, Elissa |
Reverse design |
Dido standing left, holding ruler and sceptre, behind her palm tree, on left arched gate of Carthage on which mason sits and constructs; above, murex shell; below, man digging right, with pick |