172, Lot: 45. Estimate $100. Sold for $185. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

IONIA, Ephesos. Circa 180-67 BC. AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm (30mm, 12.72 g). Dated CY 20 (140/139 BC). Cista mystica with serpent; all within ivy wreath / Bow-case with serpents; K above left, bust of Artemis right. Kleiner-Noe Series 33; SNG von Aulock 7833. VF, toned, a few dark toning spots and traces of minor porosity.

From The John A. Seeger Collection.