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CNG Feature Auction 115

Lot nuber 77

CARTHAGE, Second Punic War. Circa 220-205 BC. AR Half Shekel (16.5mm, 2.97 g, 12h). Carthage or Sicilian mint. Struck during the expedition to Sicily, circa 213-210 BC.


CNG Feature Auction 115
Lot: 77.
 Estimated: $ 2 000

Greek, Silver

Sold For $ 5 000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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CARTHAGE, Second Punic War. Circa 220-205 BC. AR Half Shekel (16.5mm, 2.97 g, 12h). Carthage or Sicilian mint. Struck during the expedition to Sicily, circa 213-210 BC. Head of Melkart left, wearing laurel wreath / Elephant advancing right; Punic A in exergue. MAA –; cf. Visonà 55 (shekel); Walker 29; CNP 447; SNG Copenhagen 383; Burnett, Enna 129. Light roughness and scratches on obverse. Near EF.

These coins were originally attributed to the Punic mint in Spain, but subsequent hoard evidence has established that they were struck either in Carthage or a Carthaginian mint in Sicily during the Second Punic War (see A. Walker, “Some Hoards from Sicily and a Carthaginian Issue of the Second Punic War” in Studies Mildenberg, p. 275, and note 6). Burnett (Enna) argued, based on the fixed die axes of the coins, that this issue was struck in Carthage, but for circulation in Sicily.

The final winners of all CNG Feature Auction 115 lots will be determined during the live online sale that will be held on 16-17 September 2020. This lot is in Session 1, which begins 16 September 2020 at 9 AM ET.

Winning bids are subject to a 20% buyer's fee for bids placed on this website and 22.50% for all others.

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