Sale: Triton XI, Lot: 80. Estimate $500.  Closing Date: Monday, 7 January 2008.  Sold For $1300. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

TAURIC CHERSONESOS, Chersonesos. Late 4th-early 3rd centuries BC. Æ 22mm (6.49 g, 9h). Diagora-, magistrate. CER, Artemis Parthenos left, striking stag, lying left, with spear she holds in her right hand, holding bow in her left / Bull butting left on horizontal club; in exergue, DIAGORA above horizontal bowcase. Anokhin, Khersonesa 78; SNG BM Black Sea 769-71; SNG Stancomb 478-9; SNG Copenhagen 9-10 var. (magistrate). Good VF, attractive dark brown patina.

From the Christopher Morcom Collection.