Greek Silver & Bronze

Sale 64    12–13 Jul 2000   Dallas Brooks Centre   Melbourne

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Lot 2373       Greek Silver & Bronze

Estimate $400
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $300

ZEUGITANIA, Carthage, African Revolt (Libya), (c.241-238 B.C.), billon didrachm or shekel, (7.162 grams), obv. head of young Hercules to left, clad in lion skin, rev. lion prowling to right, above Punic letter 'M*, (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.

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