Ancient Gold - Byzantine
Lot 2016 SESSION 11 (7.30PM WEDNESDAY 26TH NOVEMBER) Ancient Gold - Byzantine
Estimate $3,500
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SICULO-PUNIC, "Camp of Melkart", (c.330-305 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.24 g), obv. charioteer driving a quadriga of rearing horses to right, holding kentron in right hand, reins in left hand, Nike flying above and crowning charioteer, Punic legend ['RSMLQRT'] in exergue, rev. wreathed head of Persephone to right wearing triple-pendant earring and necklace, four dolphins around, (S.-, Jenkins, SNR 50, 49 [same dies, dies 018/R31], BMC 15 [same dies], SNG Lloyd 1601 [same obverse die], Boston 269 [same reverse die]). Light grey tone, good very fine, well centred, very attractive and rare.
Ex Anthony (Tony) Taylor Collection.^Noble Numismatics Sale 118, lot 1595. Previously Noble Numismatics Sale 112, (lot 3749). Also Status Auctions, Sydney, Sale 183 (lot 2080) and Noble Numismatics Sale 64 (lot 2421).^Jenkins records only four examples of this coin struck from these dies with only one noted as available to collectors.
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