Ancients
SICILY. Siculo-Punic. Ca. 320-300 BC. AR tetradrachm (25mm, 17.06 gm, 1h). NGC Choice AU★ 5/5 - 5/5. Head of Arethusa/Persephone right, wreathed with barley ears, triple pendant earring and necklace; four dolphins swimming around, dotted border / 'MHMHNT (Punic for People of the Camp), head and neck of horse left; palm tree with two clusters of dates behind, linear border. HGC 2, 286. Jenkins 178. Apparently extremely rare - only one example in sales archives. cf. Classical Numismatic Group, Auction 50, (23 June 1999), lot 523.
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Estimate: 5000-7000 USD