TYPE Ancient Greece, Islands off Tunisia (between Sicily and Tunisia), 3rd c. BC, AE15, 1.55g
DESCRIPTION .
Obv: Helmeted male figure as seen from behind, advancing right, shield on left arm, all within circle of pellets
Rev: Crab, traces of uncertain Punic inscription below
REFERENCE: cf. LE 667 var., cf. Cop 477 (N. Africa)
GRADING: F, weaker areas, dark patina w/ some earthen encrustation, rare and possibly unpublished
ORDER INFO: G2487, $90
The related specimen from the Lindgren European collection (#667, with further references to Cop 477 (N. Africa) and Evel. 752 ("Atelier incertain") ) is cleary of the same basic series. Apart from being slightly larger and with an identifiable legend, the obverse figure there indeed appears as Herakles with a club, whereas here the figure - while in same basic pose - has an Ares-like appearance with a sword, shield and helmet.