Rare Myrina Issue

Sale: Triton XI, Lot: 218. Estimate $1500.  Closing Date: Monday, 7 January 2008.  Sold For $1600. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

AEOLIS, Myrina. Circa 155-145 BC. AR Tetradrachm (17.02 g, 1h). Stephanephoric type. Laureate head of Apollo right, hair in three braids on neck / MURINAIWN, Apollo Grynios standing right, holding branch in left hand, phiale in right; omphalos and amphora at feet to right, monogram to left; all within laurel wreath. Sacks Issue 37 (dies 67/b); SNG Copenhagen -; BMC -; SNG von Aulock -; Vinchon (30 March 1981), lot 42. EF, a couple minor die breaks on obverse. Struck on good metal. Very rare issue, only two coins known to Sacks, both in museums (ANS and Vienna).