Greek Silver & Bronze
Lot 2438 Greek Silver & Bronze
Estimate $1,000
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $1,200
SICULO-PUNIC, mint of the camp, (c.300-290 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.730 grams), obv. head of young Melqart or Heracles wearing lion skin to right with mane in long vertical tuffs, rev. horse's head to left, palm tree behind, barley ear before, Punic legend 'MHMHNT' below, border of dots, (S.6436, SNG Lloyd 1654 [same dies], Jenkins SNR 57, [Series 5a] 288 [same dies, O92/R236]). Attractive dark tone, good very fine/ nearly extremely fine and very rare variant.
Ex Munzen & Medaillen Sale 43, 12th - 13th November 1970 (lot 27 and realised 2310 SFr.) and Italo Vecchi London, Sale 16, 9th October 1999 (lot 89).
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Estimate $1,000
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