Lot 26
Sicily, Siculo-Punic Coinage, c. 310 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.78 g). Head right of young Melqart/Herakles wearing lion's skin. Reverse: Head and neck of horse left; behind, palm tree. Jenkins (SNR 57) series 5a; cf. Dewing 982. Boldly struck with remarkably well-detailed eye of the horse; some original mint luster remaining. Extremely Fine.
The inscription at the bottom of the reverse translates to "People of the Camp". This coin was struck as part of a military issue, emanating from the mint of the army.
Estimated Value $800 - 1,200.
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