The Carthaginians in the Mediterranean, Sicily, Uncertain mint, Tetradrachm, ca. 320-300 BC
AR (g 16,78; mm 27; h 12)
Head of Tanit (Kore-Persephone) l.; around, four dolphins, Rv. Horse head l.; behind, palm tree; below, 'mhmhnt (People of the Camp) in Punic characters. McClean 3044 (these dies); SNG Lloyd 1630 (this obverse die); Jenkins 142.
Lovely iridescent cabinet tone, extremely fine.
Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 78, 26-27 May 2014, lot 227.
Price realized | 5'500 GBP |
Starting price | 2'500 GBP |
Estimate | 3'500 GBP |