Roma Numismatics Ltd > Auction XXX | Auction date: 21 March 2024 |
Lot number: 59 Price realized: 2,400 GBP (Approx. 3,040 USD / 2,799 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on |
Lot description: Sicily, Siculo-Punic AR Tetradrachm. Lilybaion (as 'Cape of Melkart'), circa 330-305 BC. Charioteer, holding kentron and reins, driving galloping quadriga to right, Nike flying above to left to crown charioteer; Punic legend RSMLQRT in exergue / Head of Tanit-Persephone to right, wearing wreath of grain-ears, triple-pendant earring and pearl necklace; three dolphins around. Jenkins, Punic 37 (O14/R28); Jameson 597 (same dies); de Luynes 920 (same dies); HGC 2, 741. 17.56g, 25mm, 1h. Good Very Fine; attractive old cabinet tone. Rare. Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., Auction XV, 5 April 2018, lot 47; Ex Hess-Divo AG, Auction 332, 31 May 2017, lot 20. Estimate: 2500 GBP |