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Dallas Signature Sale 3088 5-6 Nov 2020
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SICILY. Acragas. Punic occupation by Hannibal (ca. 213-211 BC). AR half-shekel (18mm, 3.35 gm, 12h). NGC AU 5/5 - 4/5. Second Punic War, under Carthaginian rule. Laureate head of Zeus right; dotted border / AKPAΓAN-TINΩN, eagle standing right, wings spread; E in right field, linear border. Burnett, Enna 10-2. HGC 2, 122. SNG ANS 1135 var. (symbol).
Struck as a coinage of conquest by the forces of Hannibal's Carthaginian army during the middle of the Second Punic War, also known as the Hannibalic War or the War Against Hannibal. The portrait is an enigma of this series. The facial details are well defined and sculpted, as if the artist was trying a recreate the portrait of an actual man, not just a mythological figure. If so, this knowledge has been lost to history.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/greek/ancients-sicily-acragas-punic-occupation-by-hannibal-ca-213-211-bc-ar-half-shekel-18mm-335-gm-12h-ngc-au/a/3088-34007.s?type=CoinArchives3088
HID02906262019
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Estimate: 1000-1500 USD
SICILY. Acragas. Punic occupation by Hannibal (ca. 213-211 BC). AR half-shekel (18mm, 3.35 gm, 12h). NGC AU 5/5 - 4/5. Second Punic War, under Carthaginian rule. Laureate head of Zeus right; dotted border / AKPAΓAN-TINΩN, eagle standing right, wings spread; E in right field, linear border. Burnett, Enna 10-2. HGC 2, 122. SNG ANS 1135 var. (symbol).
Struck as a coinage of conquest by the forces of Hannibal's Carthaginian army during the middle of the Second Punic War, also known as the Hannibalic War or the War Against Hannibal. The portrait is an enigma of this series. The facial details are well defined and sculpted, as if the artist was trying a recreate the portrait of an actual man, not just a mythological figure. If so, this knowledge has been lost to history.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/greek/ancients-sicily-acragas-punic-occupation-by-hannibal-ca-213-211-bc-ar-half-shekel-18mm-335-gm-12h-ngc-au/a/3088-34007.s?type=CoinArchives3088
HID02906262019
© 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 1000-1500 USD