Sale: Triton XII, Lot: 304. Estimate $2000.  Closing Date: Monday, 5 January 2009.  Sold For $2300. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

IONIA, Smyrna. Circa 155-145 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.59 g, 12h). Stephanophoric type. Metrodoros(?), magistrate. Turreted head of Tyche right / zÂUr/nA5Wn in two lines above magistrate’s monogram; all within laurel wreath. Milne, Autonomous 165a corr. (monogram); Milne, Silver, 5a corr., obv. die E; SNG von Aulock -; SNG Copenhagen -; BMC -; SNG Fitzwilliam 4575 (same dies); SNG Lockett 2849; Pozzi 2512; Boston MFA 1933 = Warren 1129. Good VF, toned, slight doubling in field on obverse.

Ex G. Hirsch 233 (12 February 2004), lot 1449.

In both of his studies on this coinage, Milne incorrectly records this monogram as having a rho on its right side, even though all of the coins he refers to clearly show this is not correct.