294, Lot: 349. Estimate $1000. Sold for $1700. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

CARIA, Knidos. Circa 404-395 BC. AR Diobol (12mm, 1.71 g, 12h). Forepart of roaring lion right / Head of Aphrodite right, hair in ampyx and sakkos; [K]NIΔION below; all within incuse square. Cf. SNG Keckman 163 (drachm); cf. Traité II 1623 and 1634 (drachms); cf. SNG Copenhagen 258 (drachm); cf. Winterthur 3415 (drachm). EF, toned. Unpublished denomination for issue.

From the RCM Collection. Ex Triton XII (6 January 2009), lot 322; Tradart (8 November 1992), lot 111.