CARTHAGE, First Punic War. Circa 264-241 BC. BI Dishekel (24.5mm, 11.44 g, 12h). Reduced standard. Carthage mint. VF.

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Lot: 33. Estimated: $ 200

Greek, 12h, Billon

Sold For $ 180. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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CARTHAGE, First Punic War. Circa 264-241 BC. BI Dishekel (24.5mm, 11.44 g, 12h). Reduced standard. Carthage mint. Wreathed head of Tanit left; pellet on grain leaf / Horse standing right; palm tree in background; below, small pellet on tree trunk and below chest. CNP 184c var. (no pellet on tree trunk); MAA 44a var. (same); SNG Copenhagen 190 var. (no pellets); C. C. Lorber, “A hoard of Punic ‘horse and palm’ billon tridrachms” in CH IX, Group 4, 51–8 corr. (pellet on tree trunk not noted). Brown surfaces, a few small flan flaws. VF.


Closing Date and Time: 19 July 2023 at 10:10:40 ET.

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