Leu Numismatik

Auction 5  –  27 October 2019

Leu Numismatik, Auction 5

Celtic, Greek, Roman, Byzantine, Medieval and Islamic coins

Su, 27.10.2019, from 1:00 PM CET
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Description

★ A splendid Punic tetradrachm ★

SICILY. Entella (?). Punic issues, circa 320/15-300 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 24 mm, 17.00 g, 3 h). Head of Tanit-Persephone to left, wearing wreath of grain leaves, triple-pendant earring and pearl necklace; around, three dolphins. Rev. 𐤌𐤌 ('mm' in Punic) Head of a horse to left; behind, palm tree with two date clusters. Jenkins, Punic, 218.6 (O65/R190) = SNG Delepierre 722 ( same dies ). A splendid, fresh coin, very sharply struck. Very minor die rust on the reverse, as is typical for this die, otherwise, good extremely fine.

From a Swiss collection, formed before 2005.

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Price realized 2'800 CHF
Starting price 1'600 CHF
Estimate 2'000 CHF
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