Sale: Nomos 3 & 4, Lot: 35. Estimate CHF5000.  Closing Date: Monday, 9 May 2011.  Sold For CHF4000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SICILY, Unlocated Punic mints. Tetradrachm (Silver, 16.84 g 12), c. 300 . Head of Melqart-Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress. Rev. mhmhnt Horse’s head to left; behind, date palm. Jenkins 290. A lovely, nicely toned and very sharply struck example. Good extremely fine.

From the Anthemion Collection, USA, and from the Hunt collection IV, Sotheby’s, 19 June 1991, 153.