CARTHAGE. Circa 320-310 BC. Stater (Electrum, 20 mm, 7.69 g, 12 h). Head of Tanit to left, wearing wreath of grain ears, triple-pendant earring and elaborate necklace. Rev. Horse standing right. Jenkins & Lewis Group IVc, 211 (this coin). A beautiful coin of remarkably fine style, perfectly struck on good metal. Good extremely fine.




This coin differs quite significantly from the abundant later Carthaginian electrum staters in its high gold content and its remarkably fine style. These characteristics are found on only a very small series of coins, Jenkins & Lewis 207-215, almost all of which came from the Orrestano Hoard of 1925.