Ancient Gold
Lot 3243 Session 11 (9.30am Friday) Ancient Gold
Estimate $1,500
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $2,100
ZEUGITANIA, Carthage, (c.300 B.C.), electrum stater, (7.500 grams), obv. head of Tanit to left, crowned with wreath of corn, wearing earring with triple pendants and necklace, dotted border, rev. free horse standing to right, double exergue line below, one dot before horse's front leg, another before last leg, dotted border, (cf.S.6462, Jenkins Group V No.252 [same dies, dies noted in Jenkins p.97, Pl.10], SNG Cop. 976). Well centred, very fine/nearly extremely fine.
Ex Stephen Cole, Tasmania, Collection, 1997 and Dr. Stephen Mulligan Collection, Noble Numismatics Sale 64 (lot 2355).
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