Watch List notes:

SICILY. Entella (?). Punic issues, circa 300-289 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 25 mm, 16.88 g, 4 h). Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress. Rev. 𐤏𐤌𐤄𐤌𐤇𐤍𐤕 (''mhmhnt' = 'People of the Camp' in Punic) Head of a horse to left; behind, palm tree with two date clusters. Jenkins, Punic, 324 (O105/R265). SNG Ashmolean 2162 (same dies). Lightly toned and of lovely style. About extremely fine.


From the collection of Regierungsrat Dr. iur. Hans Krähenbühl, privately acquired from Leu on 13 February 1995 (with a photocopy of the original invoice and the original dealer's ticket enclosed).