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ZEUGITANA. Carthage. Ca. 350-320 BC. AV stater (19mm, 9.33 gm, 12h). NGC MS 5/5 - 4/5. Bust of Tanit left, hair wreathed in barley ears, wearing triple-pendant earring, and necklace with nine pendants / Horse standing right on single ground line; three pellets to lower right. Jenkins & Lewis 81. SNG Copenhagen 129. SNG Sicily 974. Well centered and fully struck, with excellent luster.
The first gold staters struck by Carthage during 350-320 BC were of a nearly pure alloy and weighed more than the ubiquitous gold staters of Philip II and Alexander the Great. As time went on this coinage was debased with silver and reduced in weight-- hence the much more numerous Carthage staters produced after circa 320 BC are now termed "electrum." This early stater in pure gold shows a delicacy of style that indicates the dies were created by a Greek engraver of consummate skill.
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Estimate: 8000-10000 USD
ZEUGITANA. Carthage. Ca. 350-320 BC. AV stater (19mm, 9.33 gm, 12h). NGC MS 5/5 - 4/5. Bust of Tanit left, hair wreathed in barley ears, wearing triple-pendant earring, and necklace with nine pendants / Horse standing right on single ground line; three pellets to lower right. Jenkins & Lewis 81. SNG Copenhagen 129. SNG Sicily 974. Well centered and fully struck, with excellent luster.
The first gold staters struck by Carthage during 350-320 BC were of a nearly pure alloy and weighed more than the ubiquitous gold staters of Philip II and Alexander the Great. As time went on this coinage was debased with silver and reduced in weight-- hence the much more numerous Carthage staters produced after circa 320 BC are now termed "electrum." This early stater in pure gold shows a delicacy of style that indicates the dies were created by a Greek engraver of consummate skill.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/greek/ancients-zeugitana-carthage-ca-350-320-bc-av-stater-19mm-933-gm-12h-ngc-ms-5-5-4-5/a/3075-32010.s?type=CoinArchives3075
HID02906262019
© 2019 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 8000-10000 USD