Ancient Gold Coins

Sale 96    5–8 Apr 2011   Hotel InterContinental   Sydney

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Lot 4921    Session 16 (9.30am Friday)    Ancient Gold Coins

Estimate $20,000
Bid at live.noble.com.au

ZEUGITANA, Carthage, (possibly Siculo-Punic), (c.264-260 B.C.), the time of the First Punic War, gold trihemistater or Attic tridrachm, (12.48 grams), obv. head of Tanit to left wearing necklace with twelve pendants tied at back with ends hanging loosely, a triple pendant earring and a wreath of grain ears, dotted border, rev. horse standing to right on exergual line with head reverted, dot below, line border, (S.6470 [p.598], Jenkins & Lewis group IX, 393-400 (same obv. die); J. Alexandropoulos. Les Monnaies de l'Afrique Antique 26, SNG Cop.181, De Luynes 3749, cf.Kraay-Hirmer 210). Minor scratch and edge knock at 4.00, otherwise nearly extremely fine and very rare.

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