The silver tetradrachms of Sicily produced in the early 3rd century BC represent a fascinating and historically charged final chapter in the island’s extraordinary coinage tradition, struck during a period of intense military pressure from Carthage, the complex campaigns of Agathocles of Syracuse, and the beginning of Rome’s inexorable westward expansion that would ultimately absorb the entire island within a generation. This Sicily AR Tetradrachm from Siculo-Punic is in Choice Extremely Fine condition, according to the Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC), and boasts 4/5 grades for its strike and surface conditions. Right now, Sicily Siculo-Punic AR Tetradrachm Coins are available from JM Bullion.

Coin Highlights:

• Arrives in a protective plastic slab!
• Issued in the early 3rd century BC!
• Struck in Siculo-Punic, Sicily!
• 4/5 strike grade!
• 4/5 surface grade!
• Contains 16.59 grams of actual silver content.
• Issued a grade of Choice Extremely Fine by the NGC.
• The obverse features Hercules in right-profile relief.
• On the reverse are a club, the head of a horse, and a palm tree.

This Sicily Siculo-Punic AR Tetradrachm Coin arrives in Choice Extremely Fine condition, with strong 4/5 grades for both its strike and surface visual conditions. The strike grade identifies a coin with strong, well-struck designs that retain crisp visuals clear to the naked eye. The surface design points to a coin with minimal signs of wear and tear, as well as minimal toning of the silver.

The Siculo-Punic tetradrachms produced between approximately 300 and 289 BC represent one of the most culturally fascinating categories of ancient Sicilian coinage, issued by Carthaginian military authorities to pay their mercenary forces during the ongoing struggle for control of Sicily and reflecting the extraordinary cultural synthesis that occurred when Phoenician commercial and military power operated in sustained contact with the Greek artistic traditions of the island. 

The obverse of Sicilian AR Tetradrachm Silver Coins comes with a right-profile bust of Hercules. This popular design from the ancient world features a portrait of Hercules with a lion’s skin on his head. On the reverse of Sicily Siculo-Punic AR Tetradrachms, you will find the image of a horse’s head in left-profile relief. It is flanked by a club on the left and a palm tree on the right. 

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