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Classical Ntimismatic Group, Inc. Rare Carthaginian Silver D i s h e k e l

885. KYRENAIKA, Kyrene. Circa 322-310 BC. JE 24mm (13.14 gm). Head of Kameios / Silphium plant. SNG Copenhagen 1216. Near VF, brown patina, obverse off-center. ($100) 890. Carthage. Circa 264-241 BC. AR Dishekel (15.14 gm). Wreathed head of Tanit left / Horse stariding right, head reverted. SNG Copenhagen 186; Müller 111. Good VF. The finer silver issue is much rarer than the billon issue that follows it. ($2000)

886. Kyrene. Circa 322-313 BC. JE 17mm (6.38 gm). Gazelle right; gerbil in front / KY PA, silphium plant. Lindgren ΙΠ 1579 (this coin); SNG Copenhagen 1250. Near VF, rough surfaces. ($100) The Henry Clay Lindgren Collection

891. Carthage. Circa 241-238 BC. JE 22mm (5.63 gm). Sardinian mint. Wreathed head of Tanit left / Three grain ears; Punic letters above. Cf. SNG Copenhagen 249. Good VF dark green patina. Rare. ($150)

887. Kyrene. Circa 250 BC. JE 3 m m (10.03 gm). Diademed head of ZeusAmmon / Silphium plant. SNG Copenhagen 1280. Near VF, brown patina. ($75)

892. Carthage. Circa 213-211 BC. AR Quarter Shekel (1.95 gm). Sicilian mint. Wreathed head of Triptolemos / Horse galloping right, Punic " Η T" below. SNG Copenhagen 380. Toned, near EF. ($200)

888. SYRTICA, Leptis Magna. Circa 1st Century BC. JE 23mm (7.85 gm). Turreted head of Tyche left; palm branch behind / "LPQY", crossed club and thyrsos. Lindgren ΠΙ1595 (this coin); SNG Copenhagen 7. Near VF, brown patina. Rare. ($200) The Henry Clay Lindgren Collection. Birthplace of thefuture emperor Septimius Severus, Leptis Magna would become one of the grandest civic centers of North Africa, and survives today as one of the best preserved Roman dties in the world.

893. NUMIDIA, Cirta. Circa 2nd-lst Century BC. JE 34mm (20.35 gm). Turreted head of Tyche; c / m : caduceus / City gate. Lindgren HI 1625 (this coin); Mazard 524. Fair. Rare. ($150) The Henry Clay Lindgren Collection

889. ZEUGITANIA, Carthage. Circa 300-264 BC. JE 21mm (4.67 gm). Sardinian mint. Wreathed head of Tanit left; crescent and pellet behind / Horsehead right; "K". SNG Copenhagen 166. Near EF, attractive olive-green patina. ($150)

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894. K I N G S OF N U M I D I A . Juba I. 60-46 BC. JE 25mm (10.40 gm). Head of Zeus-Ammon / Elephant right. Lindgren ΙΠ 1624 (this coin); Mazarcl 92. Fine, flan flaws. Rare. ($125) The Henry Clay Lindgren Collection

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