Triton XVI, Lot: 500. Estimate $7500. Sold for $6700. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ISLANDS off CARIA, Rhodos. Rhodes. Circa 385-360 BC. AR Tetradrachm (22mm, 15.00 g, 12h). Head of Helios facing slightly right / Rose in profile, with bud to left; [P]OΔION above; Greek Z to left, trident to right; all within incuse square. Hecatomnus 175b (A115/P118 – this coin); Ashton 68; SNG Keckman 382 (same dies); Karl –; SNG von Aulock –; SNG Copenhagen 726; HGC 6, 1419. Near EF, toned, some granularity. Very rare issue, only 6 examples noted by Ashton (Hecatomnus).

Ex Patrick H.C. Tan Collection (Gemini VII, 9 January 2011), lot 529; Barry Feirstein Collection (Part I, Numismatica Ars Classica 39, 16 May 2007), lot 74; Peus 351 (23 April 1997), lot 229; Peus 348 (2 May 1996), lot 173; Peus 343 (26 April 1995), lot 155; Numismatic Fine Arts [XIX] Winter Mail Bid Sale (18 December 1987), lot 352; Numismatic Fine Arts XVI (2 December 1985), lot 222.