Watch List notes:

SICILY. Lilybaion (as 'Cape of Melkart') (?). Circa 330-305 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 25 mm, 17.26 g, 11 h). [𐤓𐤔𐤌𐤋𐤒𐤓𐤕] (''ršmlqrt' in Punic) Charioteer driving quadriga galloping to right, holding reins in his right hand and kentron in his left; above, Nike flying left, crowning the charioteer with a wreath. Rev. Head of Tanit-Persephone to right, wearing wreath of grain leaves, triple-pendant earring and pearl necklace; around, four dolphins. Bement 363 (same dies). HGC 2, 741. Jameson 597 (same dies). Jenkins, Punic, 37 (O14/R28). Sartiges 453 (same dies). Beautifully toned and struck on sound metal. Minor traces of overstriking, otherwise, about extremely fine.


Ex Dorotheum, 17 June 2020, 608.