CARTHAGE. Circa 350-320 BC. Stater (Gold, 20-5 mm, 9.38 g, 3 h). Head of Tanit to left, wearing a triple pendant earring, a necklace, tied at the back and hung with eight pendants, and a wreath of grain leaves. Rev. Horse standing to right; in field to right, three pellets arranged as a triangle. Jenkins & Lewis Group IIIg, cf. 64 (for the reverse - note how close the horse's tail is to his hind leg) and 70 (for the obverse). MAA 4. Very sharply struck from fresh dies, very well-centered and particularly attractive. Virtually as struck.
Selections from an Important American Collection, ex Nomos Fixed Price List, Winter-Spring 2016, 21.
Price realized | 20'000 CHF |
Starting price | 12'000 CHF |
Estimate | 15'000 CHF |