ISLANDS off SICILY, Melita. 150-146 BC. Æ (20.5mm, 4.59 g, 12h). Veiled head of female left / Tripod; MELI-TAS at sides. Coleiro –; Perassi –; CNS 12 corr. (ethnic); SNG Copenhagen (North Africa) –; SNG Evelpidis 748. Green-brown patina, some encrustation. Near VF. Very rare with head left and Latin legend. Lot includes an old British inventory ticket.
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