North Africa, Carthage AR Half Shekel. Second Punic War issue. Carthage or Sicilian mint, circa 213-210 BC. Laureate head of Melkart, with features of Hannibal, to left / African elephant walking to right; Punic letter 'Aleph' in exergue. Burnett, Enna Hoard 123; SNG Copenhagen 383; Campana et alia 1 (forthcoming). 3.37g, 20mm, 12h.

Mint State; a wonderful example of this highly desirable issue.

Acquired from Stack's Bowers Galleries (& Ponterio);
Ex New York collection.