Sale: Triton XII, Lot: 269. Estimate $3000.  Closing Date: Monday, 5 January 2009.  Sold For $2400. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

BITHYNIA, Herakleia Pontika. Late 5th century BC. AR Diobol (1.88 g, 12h). Bearded head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Δ-A-Σ within linear quadripartite square; HP-AK-ΛE-IA around; all within shallow incuse square. SNG BM Black Sea 1569 = BMC 3; SNG von Aulock -; SNG Copenhagen -. EF, toned, a hint of porosity. Extremely rare.