SICULO-PUNIC. Lilybaeum. Ca. 350-300 BC. AR tetradrachm (23mm, 17.17 gm, 11h). NGC XF 4/5 - 5/5. Ca. 310-300 BC. RShMLQRT (Punic), charioteer driving racing quadriga left, reins in left hand, kentron in right; Nike flying right above to crown charioteer / Head of Tanit-Kore-Persephone right, hair wreathed with grain ears, wearing triple-pendant earring and beaded necklace; three dolphins swimming around. Jenkins, Punic 60 (this specimen mentioned). Rare issue. Attractive toning around high-relief devices. Ex Swiss Collection started in the 19th century; Feuardent Frères, Auction (May 26-27, 1914), lot 157
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