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CNG Feature Auction 121

Lot nuber 155

CARTHAGE, Second Punic War. Circa 220-205 BC. AR Half Shekel (19mm, 3.36 g, 11h). NGC graded MS, 4/5, 4/5. Struck during the expedition to Sicily, circa 213-210 BC.


CNG Feature Auction 121
Lot: 155.
 Estimated: $ 10 000

Greek, Silver

Sold For $ 15 000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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CARTHAGE, Second Punic War. Circa 220-205 BC. AR Half Shekel (19mm, 3.36 g, 11h). 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); CNP 447; Burnett, Enna 116–31; Walker 29 (same dies); SNG Copenhagen 383 (same dies); SNG Newham Davis 107. Toned. In NGC encapsulation 4625082-003, graded MS, Strike: 4/5, Surface: 4/5.

From the WTR Collection. Ex Northern California Collection (Heritage 3061, 7 January 2018), lot 32015; Coin Galleries (14 July 1993), lot 40; Stack’s (9 December 1992), lot 3065; Nelson Bunker Hunt Collection (Part IV, Sotheby’s New York, 19 June 1991), lot 164.

Initially attributed to a Spanish mint by Robinson, the discovery of examples in the Enna hoard and other Sicilian hoards (Burnett, SNR 62, pg. 11) makes it more likely that this coin was struck in Carthage for use in the Sicilian campaign of 213-210 BC. Whether the obverse head is to represent the god Melkart or a member of Hannibal's family is still debated.

The final winners of all CNG Feature Auction 121 lots will be determined during the live online sale that will be held on 6-8 October 2022. This lot is in Session One, which will begin 6 October 2022 at 9 AM ET.

Winning bids are subject to a 22.5% buyer's fee for bids placed on this website and 25% for all others.

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