Lot 1730

Description

Sicily, Siculo-Punic, mint of the camp, (c.320-310 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.906 grams), obv. wreathed head of Persephone to left, wearing triple pendant earring and necklace, four dolphins swimming around, rev. horse's head to left, palm tree behind, Punic legend, 'MMHNT' below, border of dots, (S.6434, SNG Lloyd 1641 [same obverse die], Hunter 7 [same dies], Jenkins SNR 56, [Series 3d] 263 [same dies, O81/R219). Dark grey attractive tone, with nearly full reverse flan, nearly extremely fine and rare.

Jenkins report 7 other examples from this pair of dies.