Triton XVIII, Lot: 794. Estimate $1000. Sold for $1800. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

KYRENAICA, Kyrene. Circa 480-435 BC. AR Drachm (14mm, 2.74 g, 3h). Silphion plant / Head of Karneios right; K-V/P-A flanking; all in dotted circle within incuse square. Buttrey, Coins 88–9 var. (letters outside circle); SNG Copenhagen 1177 var. (same); BMC 48 (same obv. die); Hunt IV 520 var. (same); Pozzi 3263 var. (same); Weber 8426. VF, dark find patina, a few minor pits. Very rare variety.

From the collection of the MoneyMuseum, Zurich. Ex Leu 77 (11 May 2000), lot 401.