Experts in Coins & Medals

SICILY. Entella. Punic issues, circa 300-289 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 25 mm, 17.04 g, 12 h). Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion's skin headdress. Rev. Horse's head to left; palm tree behind; below, Punic 'MHMHNT. Jenkins, Punic 319 (O 103/R 262). SNG Ashmolean 2165 (same dies). SNG Lloyd 1644 (same dies). With a powerful head of Herakles of fine style. Reverse struck very slightly off-center, otherwise, extremely fine.

ITALY. Papal States. Clement XI (Giovanni Francesco Albani), 1700-1721. Piastra (Silver, 44.5 mm, 31.90 g, 12 h), Rome, Anno II = 1702. CLEMENS · XI · PONT - MAX · A · II / BORNER Capped bust of Clemens XI to left, wearing stola. Rev. DILEXI · DE-COREM · DOMVS ·TVÆ / P.P.B / · 1702 · Madonna and child enthroned between two angels, Pope Innocent II kneeling below. Berman 2371. Muntoni 33. Mount removed, and once cleaned, otherwise, good very fine.