Rare Byzantion Tetradrachm

308, Lot: 22. Estimate $750. Sold for $1500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

THRACE, Byzantion. Circa 240-220 BC. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 13.60 g, 12h). Meniskos, magistrate. Veiled and wreathed head of Demeter right / Poseidon seated right on rocks, holding trident and aphlaston; monogram to right. Schönert-Geiss, Byzantion 987 var. (V4/R– [unlisted rev. die]); SNG BM Black Sea 59. VF, lightly toned, reverse a bit rough. Rare.

From the Demetrios Armounta Collection.