Triton XVI, Lot: 56. Estimate $100. Sold for $60. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SKYTHIA, Olbia. Circa 180-170 BC. Æ (18mm, 8.80 g, 12h). Head of Demeter right, wearing grain ear wreath / Sea eagle standing left on dolphin left; [O]ΛBI[O] above, BΣE below. Anokhin 480; Karyshkovskij p. 420, Таб. XVIII=C, 3; Frolova & Abramzon 1653–8; SNG BM Black Sea 648–9; SNG Pushkin 352–68; SNG Stancomb 423–4; Sutzu II 203–4. Good Fine, brown patina with patches of red.

From the Alex Shubs Collection.

Similar to the previous example, the left side of the reverse is not struck up on this example, so that it is uncertain whether this coin has a control mark that is sometimes present on this type.