327, Lot: 376. Estimate $2000. Sold for $6500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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SICILY, Entella. Punic issues. Circa 345/38-320/15 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23mm, 16.94 g, 7h). Wreathed head of Arethousa right; thymiaterion to right / Horse advancing left; palm tree in background; to left, Nike flying right, crowning horse above kerykeion; Punic B-H flanking foreleg below. Jenkins,
Punic 99 (O33/R90); HGC 2, 274; SNG Lockett 1042 (same dies). Good VF, lightly toned, minor obverse die wear. Rare.
From the Continental Collection.