407, Lot: 30. Estimate $100. Sold for $60. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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CARTHAGE, First Punic War. Circa 264-241 BC. Æ Shekel (21mm, 5.47 g, 7h). Mint on Sardinia. Wreathed head of Tanit left with pearl necklace / Horse standing right; retrograde Punic
gimel below. CNP 33ao; MAA 59 var. (unlisted variety); SNG Copenhagen 214 var. (letter not retrograde). VF, dark brown patina with patches of green.
From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection.