SICILY, Uncertain Punic mint. First Punic War. Circa 264-241 BC. Electrotype “5 Shekels – Dekadrachm” (38mm, 41.30 g, 12h). Unmarked Berlin Museum electrotype.Electronic Auction 496 Electrotypes & Reproductions, Silver Sold For $ 180. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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SICILY, Uncertain Punic mint. First Punic War. Circa 264-241 BC. Electrotype “5 Shekels – Dekadrachm” (38mm, 41.30 g, 12h). Unmarked Berlin Museum electrotype. Head of Tanit left, wearing wreath of grain ears and single-pendant earring / Pegasos flying right; Punic B'RŠT (= “In the land”) below. Cf. Head, Guide, Period V.C., 35; cf. Jenkins pl. 18, 441 (for prototype). Toned, scratches, otherwise as made. |