SICILY. Siculo-Punic. Entella. AR Tetradrachm (17.00 gms), ca. 300-289 B.C. NGC Ch AU★, Strike: 5/5 Surface: 4/5.
HGC-2, 293; Jenkins-286 (O91/R235). Obverse: Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin; Reverse: Head of horse left; club to lower left, palm tree behind, Punic "MHMHNT" (in Punic = "people of the camp") below. Quite enticing and alluring, this well centered and boldly struck specimen offers such enchanting burnished olive toning accentuating the devices.
From the George Henry Carman Collection.
Estimate: $3000 - $5000