Greek Silver & Bronze

Sale 64    12–13 Jul 2000   Dallas Brooks Centre   Melbourne

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Lot 2419       Greek Silver & Bronze

Estimate $2,000
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $2,900

SICULO-PUNIC, 'Cape of Melkart', (c.330-305 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.214 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, 43 - example 13 [this coin, dies 016/R33], SNG Lockett 744 [same dies], SNG Fitz 969 [same dies], McClean 3051 [same dies], Paris, De Luynes 916 [same dies]. Full grey tone, nearly extremely fine, well centred, very attractive, and rare.

Ex Private European collection 'Y', sold in Triton II Auction Sale Dec. 1-2, 1998 (lot 291, illustrated). Jenkins records only thirteen examples of this coin type from these dies with few available to collectors.

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