The Hannibal Collection of Carthaginian Coins
Lot 3760 Session 14 (11:30am Thursday 28th July) The Hannibal Collection of Carthaginian Coins
Estimate $1,200
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $1,500
SICULO-PUNIC, mint of the camp, (c.300-290 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.62 g), obv. head of young Melqart or Heracles wearing lion skin to right, rev. horse's head to left, palm tree behind, caduceus before, Punic legend 'MHSBM' below, border of dots, (S.6436, SNG Lloyd 1651 [same obverse die], Jenkins SNR 57, [Series 5b] 329-331/362 [same dies, O107/R295], SNG Fitz. 1491 [same obverse die]). Bright with light porosity near edge, otherwise, nearly extremely fine and very rare variant.
Ex Munzen & Medaillen Deutschland Auktion 3, 15 - 16 October 1998 (lot 33) and Noble Numismatics Sale 64 (lot 2439).
Estimate / sale price does not include buyer's premium (currently 22% including GST) which is added to hammer price. All bids are executed on the understanding that the Terms & Conditions of sale have been read and accepted. For information on grading and estimates please refer to the Buying at Auction advice.
Quick find
View a lot by number and sale.
Adjacent lots
Lot 3758
SICULO-PUNIC, mint of the camp, (c.300-290 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.92 g), obv. head of young ...
Estimate $1,500
Lot 3759
SICULO-PUNIC, mint of the camp, (c.300-290 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.75 g), obv. head of young ...
Estimate $1,200
Lot 3760 This lot
SICULO-PUNIC, mint of the camp, (c.300-290 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.62 g), obv. head of young ...
Estimate $1,200
Lot 3761
SICULO-PUNIC, mint of the camp, (c.300-290 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.85 grams), obv. head of young ...
Estimate $750
Lot 3762
SICULO-PUNIC, (c.264-260 B.C.), the time of the First Punic War, silver six shekels or dodekadrachm, ...
Estimate $30,000