CALABRIA, Tarentum. Punic occupation. Circa 212-209 BC. AR Half Shekel (19mm, 3.54 g, 12h). Good VF.

Electronic Auction 563
Lot: 18.
Closing Date: Jun 5 2024 10:00 ET

Greek, 12h, Silver

Estimate: $ 500

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CALABRIA, Tarentum. Punic occupation. Circa 212-209 BC. AR Half Shekel (19mm, 3.54 g, 12h). Nude youth on horseback left, holding filleted palm frond and crowning horse; ZΩ to right, ΣΩΓE/NHΣ below / Phalanthos, holding Nike and cornucopia, on dolphin left. Vlasto 975–7; HN Italy 1079. Old collection tone, hairline flan crack, patches of horn silver, old bump on reverse. Good VF.

From the Wild Rose Collection, purchased from Shanna Schmidt, 22 August 2021. Ex Graeculus Collection (Peus 427, 4 November 2020), lot 51; LHS 95 (25 October 2005), lot 457.


Closing Date and Time: 5 June 2024 at 10:05:40 ET.

All winning bids are subject to a 20% buyer’s fee.