CNG 103, Lot: 88. Estimate $500. Sold for $1000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

CARTHAGE, First Punic War. Circa 264-241 BC. BI Dishekel (25mm, 10.34 g, 1h). Carthage mint. Wreathed head of Tanit left, wearing triple-pendant earring / Horse standing right; palm tree in background. MAA 44; SNG Copenhagen 190-1. Good VF, attractive even brown patina, minor red deposits on reverse near edge. Exceptional.

From the Dr. Lawrence D. Sporty Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Inventory 961698 (September 2013).