Extremely Rare Depiction of a Primate

Sale: CNG 82, Lot: 390. Estimate $300.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 16 September 2009.  Sold For $420. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

THRACO-MACEDONIAN TRIBES, Uncertain. Mid 5th century BC. AR Tetartemorion (0.20 g). Primate crouching left / Pellet or shield within incuse square. Tzamalis 67; Leu 45, 100; Gemini II 46. VF, lightly toned, minor porosity. Extremely rare; the sole coinage featuring a primate.