SICULO-PUNIC, (c.410-395 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.96 g), obv. forepart of a horse to right, grain ear before, Nike flying and holding wreath and caduceus over horse's head, [lion's head to right behind and Punic legend 'QRTHDST' below], rev. palm tree with two date clusters, (S.6426 [p.594], Jenkins, SNR 53, 17 - example 4 [this coin, dies 04/R17], Ratto Sale April 4, 1927 [lot 445, this coin], Naville Sale 12 (lot 1058 same dies), Cahn Sale 35 (lot 223, same dies] = ANS example. Attractive grey tone, almost free of any imperfections, slightly off centred on obverse, otherwise good very fine/nearly extremely fine and very rare.
Ex Ratto Auction Sale April 4, 1927 (lot 445) and the Marion A. Sinton Collection, sold in Triton III Auction Sale, Nov. 30 - Dec.1, 1999 (lot 336, illustrated) and Noble Numismatics Sales 64 (lot 2424) and Sale 112A (lot 3734).
Jenkins records only six examples of this coin type from these dies. The entire series comes from ten obverse and thirty two reverse dies.