★ An elegant Punic tetradrachm ★

SICILY. Entella (?). Punic issues, circa 320/15-300 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 25 mm, 17.05 g, 2 h). Head of Tanit-Persephone to left, wearing wreath of grain leaves, triple-pendant earring and pearl necklace; around, four dolphins. Rev. 𐤏𐤌𐤌𐤇𐤍𐤕 ('mmhnt = 'People of the Camp' in Punic) Head of a horse to left; behind, palm tree with two date clusters. Boston MFA 491 ( same dies ). Jenkins, Punic, 156 (O48/R141). SNG Lockett 1050 ( same obverse die ). An elegant and beautifully toned coin. Light cleaning marks on the obverse, otherwise, about extremely fine.

From an important collection of coins from Magna Graecia and Punic Sicily, formed in the 1990s and early 2000s.