A spectacular Punic tetradrachm of great beauty
Lot 183
SICILY. Entella (?). Punic issues, circa 300-289 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 27 mm, 16.96 g, 11 h). Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress. Rev. π€π€Œπ€Œπ€‡π€π€• ('mmhnt = 'People of the Camp' in Punic) Head of a horse to left; behind, palm tree with two date clusters. Jenkins, Punic, 319 (O103/R262). SNG Lloyd 1644 (same dies). A spectacular coin of great beauty, perfectly centered on a broad flan and from one of the finest die pairs in the entire series. Virtually as struck.


From an important collection of coins from Magna Graecia and Punic Sicily, formed in the 1990s and early 2000s.
Estimate:
3500 CHF
Starting price:
2800 CHF
Hammer price:
12000 CHF
Bid increment:
Closed
Minimum bid:
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Closing time: 25-May-19, 05:00:00 CEST
All winning bids are subject to a 20% buyer's fee.

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