Extremely Rare Depiction of a Primate

244, Lot: 17. Estimate $100. Sold for $370. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

THRACO-MACEDONIAN TRIBES, Uncertain. Mid 5th century BC. AR Tetartemorion (5mm, 0.19 g). Primate crouching left / Pellet or shield within incuse square. Tzamalis 67; Gemini II, lot 46; Classical Numismatic Group 81, lot 265; Classical Numismatic Group 82, lot 390. Near VF, porous. Extremely rare. This and the following lot being the sole coinage of the Classical period to feature a primate.