Britain's ancient connection to Carthage

It may look like a misshapen disk of metal, but this coin is one of the oldest ever to be found in Britain.

The tiny copper coin, which is smaller than a penny, dates from the Iron Age almost 2,300 years ago and suggests there were links between the south west of England and the Mediterranean.

It was found in silt after the River Avon burst its banks between Bristol and Bath.

Quello che vedete nella foto è una delle più antiche testimonianze dei rapporti commerciali tra la Gran Bretagna Con La Sardegna o con Cartagine, perché questa moneta arriva da queste zone del Mediterraneo.

The tiny copper coin, which is smaller than a penny, dates from the Iron Age almost 2,300 years ago and suggests there were links between the south west of England and the Mediterranean

Questa moneta di bronzo risale  all'età del ferro 2300 anni fa.

On one side of the coin there the image of the Goddess Tanit, the chief deity of Carthage, (pictured left) while on the reverse is a horse’s head, pictured right

Su un lato è visibile la Dea Tanit sull'altro la testa di cavallo, Moneta presente nei territori della Sardegna e di Cartagine.

Il ritrovamento è avvenuto tra Saltford tra Bristol e Bath in Inghilterra del Sud Ovest.