Davissons Ltd.
Auction 42 1 Mar 2023
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SICILY. Entella. Punic issues. Circa 300-289 B.C. AR tetradrachm. 16.67 gm. 22 mm. Series 5b. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Head of horse left, date palm tree with fruit behind, [MHSBM] ("quaestors" in Punic) below. Jenkins, Punic 341 (O110/R279). HGC 2, 295. Good Very Fine; rich old toning; old scuff at top of head on obverse; attractive unusual style. Well centered and well struck on full even flan. Rare.
From a carefully sourced mid-20th century collection formed in the American Midwest.