Libyan Revolt
Very Rare Bronze Shekel

CNG 99, Lot: 42. Estimate $300. Sold for $1100. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

CARTHAGE, Libyan Revolt. Circa 241-238 BC. Æ Shekel or Half Unit (20mm, 6.50 g, 12h). Helmeted head of Athena left / Bull standing right; Punic ZM(?) above. MAA 69 var. (letters on rev.); SNG Copenhagen –; P. Vizona, “Carthaginian Bronze Coinage in Sardinia” in Studia Phoenicia IX (1992), pl. XXVIII, 12. VF, dark green patina, harshly cleaned. Very rare.