374, Lot: 174. Estimate $150. Sold for $220. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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ISLANDS off SICILY, Uncertain. 2nd century BC. Æ (19mm, 2.18 g, 4h). Warrior advancing right, holding round shield and sword / Crab; Punic
alef and
bet below. CNS III p. 370, 4 (Lopadusa); CNP 508; Manfredi p. 321, 4 (Island off Tunisia?). Near VF, dark brown surfaces, light porosity. Rare.
From the David Wray Collection. Ex Tony Hardy Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 130, 4 January 2006), lot 254.