Sale: CNG 72, Lot: 177. Estimate $1500.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 14 June 2006.  Sold For $1360. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SICILY, Entella. Punic issues. Circa 345/38-320/15 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.94 g, 7h). Siculo-Punic issue. Wreathed head of Arethusa right, wearing triple-pendant earring and necklace; thymiaterion to right / Horse standing left before palm tree; to left, Nike flying right above caduceus, crowning horse; Punic “H B” below. Jenkins, Punic 96 (O33/R90); SNG Lockett 1042 (same dies). Good VF, a few minor die breaks on obverse.

For the attribution of these issues to Entella, see I. Lee, “Entella: the Silver Coinage of the Campanian Mercenaries and the Site of the first Carthaginian Mint 410-409 BC” in NC 2000.