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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Hanni: [QB] i don't think the hair should be a great issue. First of all Hannibal was in a war situation and moreover the hairstyle may be in vogue at that time. What matters is that all the evidence points to the image on the coin as being that of Hannibal. Marc Washington has explained the situation well. 1. Some say that the coin is that of Pyrrhus but the dating of the coin proves it was minted several decades after Pyrrhus' arrival in Italy. Also, according to ancient writers like Diodorus Siculus, the Phoenicians did mix with the locals among whom were Moors. In the index of his "Wars" Procopius described Moors as "A Black African race." Thus even if the Phoenicians were Whites, mixing for centuries with the local Black inhabitants would have made them Black. 2. The ptolemies of Egypt did have access to Indian elephants which they otained from ancient Syria. According to Cato the Elder, Hannibal's favourite elephant was called Surus, which means "Syrian." Thus Hannibal's elephant was Indian and not African.The elephant portrayed on the coin is Indian. 3. According to Polybius at the time of the Battle of Trasimene (or Trasimeno) there was only one elephant left, which Hannibal rode. The coin in question dates from that era. Hannibal was Black. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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