CNG 84, Lot: 678. Estimate $300. Sold for $185. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ASIA MINOR, Uncertain mint. 5th century BC. AR Hemidrachm (11mm, 2.00 g, 11h). Chimaera standing right / Gorgoneion within incuse square. C. Greenwell, “On some rare Greek coins” in NC 1897, p. 281, 2 = Boston MFA 2325; M. Six, “Monnaies grecques, inédites et incertaines” in NC 1890, p. 235, 16-16bis; ANS collection 1944.100.45662. Good VF, porous. Very rare.

See CNG Electronic Auction 174, lot 58, and M. Six, op cit. p. 235, 15, for the drachm of this type.