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Description
Carthaginian Empire, Greco-Punic Wars – ‘Punic-Sicilian’ coinage, Silver Tetradrachm (17.19g, 27mm, Attic Silver standard), uninscribed issue – ‘The Camp’ precursor type, likely struck at Entella mint circa 345/38–320/15 BC. Obverse: Head of Tanit facing to the left, in the guise of Persephone, wearing wreath of three grain ears, triple-pendent earring and pearl necklace, four plunging dolphins surround. Reverse: Unbridled horse prances left; behind, a date palm tree with a robust trunk and two heavy clusters of fruit, exergual line below. Jenkins, Punic, Series 2d, No. 139 (O46/R125). A very scarce pre-cursor issue to the ‘The Camp’ series of Punic issues in Sicily, deeply toned with an original cabinet grey and choicely centred either side, struck with dies of fairly refined style, near Extremely Fine and very rare.
