Triton XX, Lot: 83. Estimate $2000. Sold for $2500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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CARTHAGE, Second Punic War. Circa 220-205 BC. EL Three-eighths Shekel (16mm, 2.77 g, 12h). Carthage mint. Head of Tanit left, wearing wreath of grain ears, triple-pendant earring, and necklace with pendants / Horse standing right; unstrung bow in exergue. Jenkins & Lewis Group XV, 470–2; MAA 73a; cf. SNG Copenhagen 332–3. Good VF, lightly toned, hairline flan crack, a touch of die wear, scratches on reverse. Very rare.