SICULO-PUNIC, “Ṣyṣ”. Circa 370-360 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23.5mm, 16.58 g, 1h). Likely Panormos mint. VF.

Triton XXVIII – Session 5
Lot: 5047.

Greek, Silver

Estimate: $ 750

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SICULO-PUNIC, “Ṣyṣ”. Circa 370-360 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23.5mm, 16.58 g, 1h). Likely Panormos mint. Charioteer, holding kentron and reins, driving fast quadriga left; above, Nike flying right, crowning charioteer; Punic ṢYṢ in exergue / Head of Arethousa right, wearing ampyx; five(?) dolphins swimming around. Jenkins, Punic 40 (O11/R34); CNS 339a; HGC 2, 1014 (same dies as illustration); SNG Copenhagen 499 (same dies). Toned, slight iridescence, compact flan, light die rust on obverse, patches of find patina on reverse. VF.

Ex Trausnitz Collection (Nomos Obolos 18, 21 February 2021), lot 85; G. Hirsch 193 (19 February 1997), lot 127.


Closing Date and Time: 22 January 2025 at 10:15:20 ET.



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