Rare Early Samian Tetradrachm

Sale: Triton XIII, Lot: 1314. Estimate $2000.  Closing Date: Monday, 4 January 2010.  Sold For $1600. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ISLANDS off IONIA, Samos. Circa 477/6-461/0 BC. AR Tetradrachm (13.21 g, 7h). Facing lion head / Head of bull right; [ΣA above], long anchor or hook behind; all within shallow incuse circle. Barron, Silver, Class III.vi, 32 var. (unlisted dies); SNG von Aulock -; SNG Copenhagen -. VF, toned, a couple minor flan flaws on obverse. Rare early tetradrachm.