Greek Silver & Bronze
Lot 2420 Greek Silver & Bronze
Estimate $800
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $950
SICULO-PUNIC, 'Cape of Melkart', (c.330-305 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.934 grams), 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, 44 [same dies, dies 016/R34], Weber 1296 [same dies], SNG Lloyd 1600 [same obverse die], BMC 12 [same obverse die]). Light grey tone, good very fine, well centred, very attractive but tight flan, scarce.
Ex Italo Vecchi Auctions, London, Sale 13 (lot 242). Jenkins records only eleven examples of this coin struck from these dies with only most known as available to collectors.
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Estimate $800
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