CNG 85, Lot: 457. Estimate $200. Sold for $165. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

LYCIA, Tlos. Circa 400-390 BC. AR Hemiobol (7mm, 0.24 g, 3h). Helmeted head of Athena right / Lion standing right, raising forepaw. Peus 324, lot 224; otherwise unpublished. Good VF, toned, light porosity. Extremely rare.

This type appears to be a fractional denomination for the series with two lions on the reverse on larger coins (cf. SNG von Aulock 4185-90).