Rare Mint

265, Lot: 163. Estimate $200. Sold for $400. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

LYCIAN LEAGUE. Circa 167-100 BC. AR Drachm (15mm, 2.84 g, 12h). Rhodiapolis mint. Laureate head of Apollo right; bow and quiver over shoulder / Kithara; fillet to lower left; all within incuse square. Troxell, Lycian 40, dies 5/b; SNG von Aulock -; SNG Copenhagen 132 (same obv. die); BMC 1 (same dies); Weber 7301 (same dies). Good VF, some die wear on obverse. Rare mint - 18 examples cited by Troxell, but most in museums.