Catalogue
Siculo-Punic, mint of the camp, (c.320-310 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.11 g), 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, line border, (S.6434, SNG Lloyd 1634 [same dies], Jenkins SNR 56, [Series 3a] 172 [same dies, O50/R153). Light tone, with full flan, nearly extremely fine and scarce.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $4,000
Siculo-Punic, mint of the camp, (c.320-310 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.84 g), obv. wreathed head of Persephone to right, wearing triple pendant earring and necklace, four dolphins swimming around, rev. horse's head to right, palm tree behind, Punic legend, "S'MMHNT" below, border of dots, (cf.S.6434, Brussels Hirsch Collection 837 [same dies], Consul Weber Sale Hirsch No.21, 16th Nov. 1908, [lot 4669, same dies], Jenkins SNR 56, [Series 3a] 176 [same dies, O51/R156]). Bright, with full flan, extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $3,000
Siculo-Punic, mint of the camp, (c.320-310 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.84 g), 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 1633 [same dies], Hunter 7 [same dies], Jenkins SNR 56, [Series 3a] 183 [same dies, O53/R161). Dark tone, with full flan, very fine and scarce.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $2,600
Siculo-Punic, mint of the camp, (c.320-310 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.19 g), 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, "MM" below, border of dots, (S.6434, SNG Sweden 44 [same dies], G. K. Jenkins, "Coins of Punic Sicily. part 3, SNR 56 [1977], series 3b, 218 [same dies, O65/R190], SNG Delepierre 722 [same dies]). Dark tone, edge flaws, surface pitting, otherwise very fine and scarce.
Estimate $600
SOLD $1,500
Siculo-Punic, mint of the camp, (c.320-310 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.91 g), obv. wreathed head of Persephone to left, wearing triple pendant earring and necklace, four dolphins swimming around [three visible], rev. horse's head to left, palm tree behind, Punic legend, "M" below, line border, (S.6434, Jameson 2437 [same dies], Jenkins SNR 56, [Series 3c] 249 [same dies, O78/R211). Light tone, with full flan, very fine/nearly extremely fine and very scarce.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $2,000
Siculo-Punic, (c.320-315 B.C.), (Carthaginians in Sicily), silver tetradrachm, (17.05 g), obv. head of Tanit (Dido) to left wearing oriental tiara beneath which are visible the corkscrew curls of her hair, dotted border, rev. lion walking to left with its head three-quarters face to left; palm tree with date clusters in background, Punic legend "SMMHNT" (= "People of the Camp") in exergue, (S.6433 [p.595], Jenkins, SNR 56, 270 - 5 [dies 083/R224 this coin], SNG Lloyd 1628 [this coin], Gulbenkian 376 [same dies], Jameson 911 [same dies], Kraay-Hirmer 209 [same dies]). One of the masterpieces of the Siculo-Punic coinage, a few minor surface blemishes, grey tone, otherwise good very fine and very rare.
Estimate $20,000
SOLD $35,000
Siculo-Punic, (c.320-315 B.C.), (Carthaginians in Sicily), silver tetradrachm, (16.82 g), obv. head of Tanit (Dido) to right wearing oriental tiara of stiff radiating pleats with helmet like visor and looped ear-ring, beneath tiara are visible the corkscrew curls of her hair, dotted border, rev. lion walking to right mane is bristling, head low, palm tree with date clusters in background, Punic legend "SMMHNT" (= "People of the Camp") below wobbly exergue line, (cf.S.6433 [p.595], Jenkins, SNR 56, 272 [same dies 085/R226], Boston Addenda 36 [same dies] = Hess Leu 1956 [lot 235], SNG Munich 1617 [same dies], Paris, De Luynes Collection 1472 [same dies], Kraay-Hirmer 208 [same dies]). One of the masterpieces of the Siculo-Punic coinage, a few minor surface blemishes including smoothing before face, light golden grey tone, otherwise good very fine and very rare.
Estimate $10,000
SOLD $18,000
Siculo-Punic, mint of the camp, (c.300-290 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.92 g), obv. head of young Melqart or Heracles wearing lion skin to right, rev. horse's head to left, palm tree behind, Punic legend 'MHSBM' below, border of dots, (S.6436, Dewing ACNAC 983, Jenkins SNR 57, [Series 5b] 391 [same dies, O120/R319). Dark tone, dumpy flan as usual good very fine and scarce.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $2,100
Siculo-Punic, mint of the camp, (c.300-290 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.75 g), 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 5a] 301 [same dies, O96/R249). Dark tone, dumpy flan as usual with wear on forehead on obverse, otherwise very fine/good very fine and scarce.
Estimate $1,200
SOLD $1,000
Siculo-Punic, mint of the camp, (c.300-290 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.62 g), obv. head of young Melqart or Heracles wearing lion skin to right, rev. horse's head to left, palm tree behind, caduceus before, Punic legend 'MHSBM' below, border of dots, (S.6436, SNG Lloyd 1651 [same obverse die], Jenkins SNR 57, [Series 5b] 329-331/362 [same dies, O107/R295], SNG Fitz. 1491 [same obverse die]). Bright with light porosity near edge, otherwise, nearly extremely fine and very rare variant.
Estimate $1,200
SOLD $1,500
Siculo-Punic, mint of the camp, (c.300-290 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.85 grams), obv. head of young Melqart or Heracles wearing lion skin to right, rev. horse's head to left, palm tree behind, Punic legend 'MHSBM' below, border of dots, (S.6436, Jenkins SNR 57, [Series 5b] 406 [similar dies]). Bright, dumpy flan as usual very fine, die break on horse's head, scarce.
Estimate $750
SOLD $1,200
Siculo-Punic, (c.264-260 B.C.), the time of the First Punic War, silver six shekels or dodekadrachm, (44.32 g), obv. head of Tanit to left wearing triple pendant earring and wreath of grain ears, rev. horse prancing to left, (S.6441 [p.596], Jenkins, SNR 57, 422-6 [dies 01/R1, this coin No.6], SNG Cop. 179 [same dies]). Toned with minor marks and slight surface corrosion on the obverse and with some light scratches on the reverse, otherwise very fine and of great rarity.
Estimate $30,000
SOLD $60,000
Siculo-Punic, (c.264-260 B.C.), the time of the First Punic War, silver three shekels or hexadrachm, (22.28 g), obv. head of Tanit to left wearing triple pendant earring and wreath of grain ears, rev. horsehead to right, (S.6443 [p.596], Jenkins, SNR 57, 428 [dies 01/R1], Lanz Sale 22 [lot 468, cover coin this coin], De Luynes 3780 [same dies], SNG Lockett 1065 [similar dies]). Attractive purple and blue tone, almost free of any imperfections, nearly extremely fine/extremely fine and of great rarity.
Estimate $40,000
SOLD $74,000
Zeugitania, Carthage, (c.350-320 B.C.), electrum tenth stater, (0.94 g), obv. palm tree with fruit, dotted border, rev. horse head to right, line, (S.6461, Jenkins Group III No.136-155 [similar dies, p.89-90, Pl.6], SNG Lloyd 1613, Pozzi 3290-1). Well centred, knock on edge, very fine and rare.
Estimate $500
SOLD $650
Zeugitania, Carthage, (c.350-320 B.C.), electrum tenth stater, (0.89 g), obv. palm tree with fruit, dotted border, rev. horse head to right, line, (S.6461, Jenkins Group III No.136-155 [similar dies, p.89-90, Pl.6], SNG Lloyd 1613, Pozzi 3290-1). Well centred, very fine and rare.
Estimate $500
SOLD $550
Zeugitania, Carthage, (c.350-320 B.C.), electrum tenth stater, (0.65 g), obv. palm tree with fruit, dotted border, rev. horse head to right, three dots lower right, dotted border, (S.6461, Jenkins Group III No.159 - 173 ff [similar dies, p.89-90, Pl.6], SNG Lloyd 1613, Pozzi 3290-1). Off centred, nearly extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $500
SOLD $800
Zeugitania, Carthage, (c.300 B.C.), electrum stater, (7.29 g), obv. head of Tanit to left, crowned with wreath of corn, wearing earring with triple pendants and necklace, dotted border, rev. free horse standing to right, double exergue line below, one dot before horse's front leg, dotted border, (cf.S.6462, Jenkins Group V cf.No.245 [very similar dies, dies not noted in Jenkins cf.p.96, Pl.10], SNG Cop. 976). Slightly off centred on the obverse and less so on the reverse, otherwise nearly extremely fine, unpublished dies.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $4,000
Zeugitania, Carthage, (possibly Siculo-Punic), (c.264-260 B.C.), the time of the First Punic War, gold trihemistater or Attic tridrachm, (12.50 g), 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, line border, (S.6470 [p.598], Jenkins Group IX, No.398 [same dies], De Luynes 3749, cf.Kraay-Hirmer 210). Brilliant, extremely fine/good extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $20,000
SOLD $40,000
Zeugitania, Carthage, (possibly Siculo-Punic), (c.250 B.C.), the time of the First Punic War, electrum tridrachm, (10.61 g), obv. head of Tanit to left wearing necklace with nine 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, above a sun-disk between two uraeus combras, dotted border, (S.6474 [p.599], Jenkins, Group Xb, No.430, Weber 8491, SNG Cop. 996 (Sicily) and 183 (North Africa), De Luynes 3747-8, Jameson 923). Very fine/good very fine and rare.
Estimate $4,000
SOLD $8,000
Zeugitania, Carthage, (c.240 B.C.), gold sixth stater, Carthage mint, (2.42 grams), obv. head of Tanit left, wreathed with corn, rev. horse standing right, palm tree behind, (cf.S.6478, Jenkins and Lewis 401, example in British Museum). Worn, short on flan, porous, otherwise fine and rare.
Estimate $250
SOLD $270
Zeugitania, Carthage, Coinage of Hannibal, (c.216-211 B.C.), electrum three eights shekel or gold three quarter Phoenician drachm, (2.75 g), obv. janiform head of pseudo-quadrigatus type of female heads with corn wreath, rev. Jupiter with thunderbolt and sceptre standing in a galloping quadriga to right driven by Nike, below horses a rectangular base, (cf.S.6487, Jenkins Group XVI cf.487-493 [p.121, Pl.24], SNG Munich 1760, BMC 145-149 [Roman Republic], Robinson, Second pl.V,3 (Capua), SNG Cop. 357, SNG ANS 146 (Capua), HN Italy 2013). Good very fine and very scarce.
Estimate $4,000
SOLD $6,500
Zeugitania, Carthage, (c.180-146 B.C.), gold two fifths shekel, (3.01 g), obv. head of Tanit to left, crowned with wreath of corn, wearing single pendant earring, rev. free horse standing to right, pellet below horse, (S.6489, cf.Jenkins and Lewis Group XVIII, 503 [cf.Pl.24], Muller II, 70 [p.86], MAA 97d; cf.SNG Cop.402). Porous surface and knocks in field, serrated edge, otherwise nearly very fine and very rare.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $1,100
Zeugitania, Carthage, (c.260 B.C.), silver shekel or didrachm, (7.53 g), obv. head of Tanit to left, wreathed with corn, single pendant earring, dotted border, rev. horse standing to right looking back, palm tree behind, (cf.S.6491, SNG Cop. 140, M.107, Visona 17). Dark tone, crude flan, very fine and scarce.
Estimate $250
SOLD $350
Zeugitania, Carthage, (c.260 B.C.), silver shekel or didrachm, (6.99 g), obv. head of Tanit to left, wreathed with corn, wearing necklace, dotted border, rev. horse standing to right looking back, palm tree behind, star before, (S.6491, SNG Cop. 141, M.108, Visona 17). Porous field, otherwise very fine and scarce.
Estimate $200
SOLD $520
Zeugitania, Carthage, (c.255-241 B.C.), billon tetradrachm or double shekel, (12.43 g), obv. wreathed head of Tanit to left wearing earring and necklace, dotted border, rev. horse standing to right, with a large star above horse, (S.6493 [p.600], Jenkins & Lewis [Pl.27, 7 places date 264-241 B.C.], SNG Cop. 185 [similar dies, dates 264-241 B.C.], Visona 31 [dates c.255-241 B.C.]). Obverse porosity giving it a frosty surface, fine/good very fine, rare.
Estimate $400
SOLD $600
Zeugitania, Carthage, (c.255-241 B.C.), billon tetradrachm or double shekel, (14.75 g), obv. wreathed head of Tanit to left wearing earring and necklace, dotted border, rev. horse standing to right, with a large star above horse, (S.6493 [p.600], Jenkins [Pl.27, 7] places date 264-241 B.C.], SNG Cop. 185 [similar dies, dates 264-241 B.C.], Visona 31 [dates c.255-241 B.C.]). Surface porosity, toned, nearly very fine and rare.
Estimate $300
SOLD $600
Zeugitania, Carthage, (c.215 B.C.), billon tridrachm or one and a half shekel, (11.23 g), obv. head of Tanit to left, crowned with wreath of corn, wearing earring with triple pendant and necklace, rev. free horse standing to right, palm tree with fruit behind, pellet under horse's belly and another behind rear leg, line border, (cf.S.6494, Jenkins [Pl.27, 8 dates 240-230 B.C. p.135], MAA 44; cf.Lorber, "A hoard of Punic `horse and palm' billon tridrachms,"CH IX, Group 3, 42-44 [same obverse die], SNG Cop. 190-1 [dates 264-241 B.C.], Visona 34 [notes as billon double shekel and dates 238-230 B.C.]). Full flan, very fine and scarce.
Estimate $300
SOLD $800
Zeugitania, Carthage, (c.215 B.C.), billon tridrachm or one and a half shekel, (11.25 g), obv. head of Tanit to left, crowned with wreath of corn, wearing earring with triple pendant and necklace, rev. free horse standing to right, palm tree with fruit behind, line border, (cf.S.6494, Jenkins [Pl.27, 8 dates 240-230 B.C. p.135], MAA 44; cf.Lorber, "A hoard of Punic `horse and palm' billon tridrachms,"CH IX, Group 4, 210-240, SNG Cop. 190-1 [dates 264-241 B.C.], Visona 34 [notes as billon double shekel and dates 238-230 B.C.]). Full flan, slightly off centred reverse, very fine and scarce.
Estimate $300
SOLD $800
Zeugitania, Carthage, (c.215 B.C.), billon tridrachm or one and a half shekel, (11.87 g), obv. head of Tanit to left, crowned with wreath of corn, wearing earring with triple pendant and necklace, rev. free horse standing to right, palm tree with fruit behind, line border, (cf.S.6494, Jenkins [Pl.27, 8 dates 240-230 B.C. p.135], MAA 44; Lorber, "A hoard of Punic `horse and palm' billon tridrachms,"CH IX, Group 4, 210 [this coin], SNG Cop. 190-1 [dates 264-241 B.C.], Visona 34 [notes as billon double shekel and dates 238-230 B.C.]). Small flan, edge cut, very fine and scarce.
Estimate $300
SOLD $800
Zeugitania, Carthage, (c.215 B.C.), billon tridrachm or one and a half shekel, (10.37 g), obv. head of Tanit to left, crowned with wreath of corn, wearing earring with triple pendant and necklace, rev. free horse standing to right, palm tree with fruit behind, dotted border, (cf.S.6494, Jenkins [Pl.27, 8 dates 240-230 B.C. p.135], MAA 44; cf.Lorber, "A hoard of Punic `horse and palm' billon tridrachms,"CH IX, Group 2, 10-37, cf.SNG Cop. 190-1 [dates 264-241 B.C.], Visona 34 [notes as billon double shekel and dates 238-230 B.C.]). Full flan, well centred, nearly very fine and scarce.
Estimate $200
SOLD $500