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                                Sale: CNG 69, Lot: 747. Closing Date: Jun 08, 
                                2005. CARTHAGE, Libyan Revolt. Circa 241-238 BC. 
                                Æ 22mm (6.81 gm, 12h). Sardinian mint. Estimate 
                                $200 Sold For $700 

                              CARTHAGE, Libyan Revolt. Circa 241-238 BC. Æ 22mm 
                              (6.81 gm, 12h). Sardinian mint. Diademed male head 
                              left / Bull standing right; wheat stalk behind. 
                              Carradice & La Niece -; cf. Visona, Carthaginian 
                              pl. XXVIII, 9; SNG Copenhagen (Carthage) 384-386 
                              var. (letters in field); Acquaro 1680. Good VF, 
                              dark brown patina. Rare. ($200)

                              This issue, originally attributed to Hampsikoras' 
                              revolt against Rome in 216 BC, belongs to the 
                              period of the Libyan Revolt (see P. Visona, 
                              "Carthaginian Bronze Coinage in Sardinia" in 
                              Numismatique et histoire économique phéniciennes 
                              et puniques [Studia Phoenicia IX], 
                              Lovain-la-Neuve, 1992, pp. 126-7).








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High bid of $700, $805 including 15% buyers fee, or approximately €567, £385, C$875, A$910, on June 8, 2005.

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