Greek Silver & Bronze
Lot 2421 Greek Silver & Bronze
Estimate $1,200
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $800
SICULO-PUNIC, 'Cape of Melkart', (c.330-305 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.244 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, 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 Status Auctions, Sydney, Sale 183 (lot 2080). Jenkins records only four examples of this coin struck from these dies with only one noted as available to collectors.
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Lot 2419
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Estimate $1,200
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Lot 2423
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