Details
LOT 3290
North Africa, Carthage AE 1 1/2 Shekels. Second Punic War, circa 203-201 BC.
Wreathed head of Tanit to left / Horse standing to right, head to left; pellet beneath bent foreleg. CNP 103a; MAA 81a; SNG Copenhagen 394. Good Very Fine.(8.86gr, 27mm, 12h.).
Provenance
Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
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