The Hannibal Collection of Carthaginian Coins
Lot 3797 Session 14 (11:30am Thursday 28th July) The Hannibal Collection of Carthaginian Coins
Estimate $400
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SOLD $400
ZEUGITANIA, Carthage, African Revolt (Libya), (c.241-238 B.C.), billon didrachm or shekel, (7.16 g), obv. head of young Hercules to left, clad in lion skin, rev. lion prowling to right, above Punic letter "M" and again on lion, plain exergue, (cf.S.6543, Robinson, Num. Chron. (1953) No. 22, [p.29 Pl.III, 4], SNG Cop. 241-2). Full flan, well centred, very fine/good very fine and rare, with a trace of overstrike on the Carthaginian earlier single shekel.
Ex Fred Shore, USA, December 1998 and Noble Numismatics sale 64 (lot 2373).
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