Greek Silver & Bronze
Lot 2442 Greek Silver & Bronze
Estimate $350
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $540
SICULO-PUNIC, mint of the camp, (c.300-290 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.054 grams), obv. head of young Melqart or Heracles wearing lion skin to right, rev. horse's head to left, palm tree behind, trace of Punic legend below, border of dots. (S.6436, SNG Ash. 2163 [same reverse die], Jenkins SNR 57, [Series 5b] 417 [same dies, O125/R342). Dark tone, dumpy flan as usual with score mark on obverse, otherwise very fine/good very fine and scarce.
Ex Giessener Munzhandling, Munich, Germany and Dr. Hugh Preston, Canberra.
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