Details
LOT 2729
North Africa, Carthage AE 19mm. Circa 300-264 BC.
Wreathed head of Tanit to left / Horse's head to right; sunburst before. Cf. MAA 57c; SNG Copenhagen 146. Very Fine. Rare.(4.34gr, 19mm, 3h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
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