CNG 100, Lot: 1264. Estimate $3000. Sold for $3510. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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SICILY, Entella. Punic issues. Circa 320/15-300 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 16.66 g, 8h). Head of Arethousa left, wearing wreath of grain ears, triple-pendant earring, and necklace; kerykeion to left, four dolphins around / Head of horse left; palm tree to right, MM (in Punic) below. Jenkins,
Punic – (O68/R192 – unlisted die combination); HGC 4, 287; Boston MFA 495 (same obv. die); Gulbenkian 374 = Bement 584 (same rev. die). EF, lightly toned, slightly off center.
From “The Olympians” Collection. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 64 (17 May 2012), lot 767.