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Description:
Obverse
The head of Melqart, a Phoenician deity identified with the Greek Heracles, covered with the fur of the Nemean lion
Reverse
A tuna fish among Punic or Phoenician letters that can be translated as “struck in Gadir.” This fish is the symbol of the deity and also alludes to the fishing and salting activities of this colony.
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