Sicily, Siculo-Punic AR Tetradrachm. ‘Quaestors’ issue. Entella(?), circa 300-289 BC. Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress / Head of horse to left; club to left, date palm tree to right, ‘MḤSBM (Paymaster, or Quaestor) in Punic script below. Jenkins, Punic, Series 5b, 339 (O109/R278), see pp. 7-8 for interpretation of legend; CNP 272a; HGC 2, 295. 16.46g, 25mm, 9h.

Extremely Fine; pleasant iridescent highlights.

Ex North River Collection;
Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Triton X, 9 January 2007, lot 69.