Greek Silver & Bronze
Lot 3171 Session 11 (9.30am Thursday) Greek Silver & Bronze
Estimate $1,500
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SICULO-PUNIC, mint of the camp, (c.300-290 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.044 grams), obv. head of young Melqart or Heracles wearing lion skin to right, rev. horse's head to left, palm tree behind, trace of Punic legend below, border of dots. (S.6436, SNG Ash. 2163 [same reverse die], Jenkins SNR 57, [Series 5b] 417 [same dies, O96/R250?). Tight dumpy flan as usual, good very fine and very scarce.
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