SICILY. Lilybaion (as "Cape of Melkart"). AR Tetradrachm (17.25 gms), ca. 330-305 B.C. NGC AU, Strike: 3/5 Surface: 3/5. Brushed. HGC-2, 741; Jenkins-63 (O21/R48). Obverse: Charioteer, holding kentron and reins, driving fast quadriga right; above, crowning Nike flying left; Reverse: Head of Kore-Persephone right, wearing grain wreath; four dolphins around. Rather well struck on a somewhat compact flan, this specimen presents bright surfaces with some hints of iridescence around the devices. Ex: Frankfurter Muenzhandlung 132 (5/1989) Lot # 26.
