45. SICILY, Entella. Punic issues. Circa 320/15-300 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 16.54 g, 4h). Head of Arethousa left, wearing wreath of grain ears, triple-pendant earring, and necklace; four dolphins around, pellet below chin / Head of horse left; palm tree to right, MM (MM in Punic) below. Jenkins, Punic 208 (O63’/R182); HGC 2, 287; SNG Copenhagen 87 (same dies). EF, underlying luster. ($3000) From the JMG Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Inventory 710577 (February 1999); Vecchi 14 (5 February 1999), lot 362.
46. SICILY, Entella. Punic issues. Circa 320/15-300 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 16.34 g, 8h). Head of Arethousa left, wearing wreath of grain ears, triple-pendant earring, and necklace; four dolphins around / Head of horse left; palm tree to right, M (Punic M) below. Jenkins, Punic 257 (O79/R217); HGC 2, 289; Ars Classica V, lot 2994 (same dies); Hunterian 5 (same obv. die); De Luynes 1465 (same obv. die). EF, toned, insignificant die break on obverse. ($5000) Ex Triton XVII (7 January 2014), lot 37; Gadoury & Boule (6 December 2008), lot 4; Giessener Münzhandlung 46 (30 October 1989), lot 50.
47. SICILY, Entella. Punic issues. Circa 300-289 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24.5mm, 16.90 g, 5h). Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Head of horse left; palm tree to right, †nJM∆M` (‘MHMḤNT in Punic) below. Jenkins, Punic 317 (O101/ R261); HGC 2, 293; SNG Copenhagen 89 (same dies); SNG Lloyd 1642 (same rev. die); Basel 564; de Luynes 1449 (same dies). EF, attractive light iridescent tone, a light patch of horn silver and a couple light marks on obverse. Exceptional for issue, perfectly centered on a broad flan. ($5000) 22