Greek Silver & Bronze
Lot 3201 Session 11 (9.30am Friday) Greek Silver & Bronze
Estimate $4,000
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $3,900
SICILY, Siculo-Punic, mint of the camp, (c.320-310 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.098 grams), obv. wreathed head of Persephone to left, wearing triple pendant earring and necklace, four dolphins swimming around, rev. horse's head to left, palm tree behind, Punic legend, 'MMHNT' below, border of dots, (S.6434, SNG Cop. 87 [same obverse die], Jenkins SNR 56, [Series 3b] 206 [same dies, O63/R180). Of fine style, dark grey attractive tone, with full flan, nearly extremely fine and rare.
Jenkins report 7 other examples from this pair of dies.
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