203, Lot: 125. Estimate $150. Sold for $385. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

IONIA, Ephesos. Circa 180-67 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 12.57 g, 12h). Cistophoric issue. Dated CY 42 (93/2 BC). Cista mystica with serpent; all within ivy-wreath / Two serpents entwined around bow and bowcase; above, stag standing right; MB (date) to left, torch to right. Kleiner, Dated -, but cf. 44 (CY 41); SNG Copenhagen -. Good VF, toned, worn dies.

From the D. Alighieri Collection.