CNG 96, Lot: 399. Estimate $750. Sold for $650. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

KINGS of PERGAMON. Attalos I. 241-197 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 16.95 g, 12h). In the name of Philetairos. Pergamon mint. Struck circa 235-215/0 BC. Laureate head of Philetairos right / Athena enthroned left, resting on shield to right, crowning dynastic name to left; spear in background, monogram to inner left, bow to right. Westermark Group VIB, obv. die CXX; SNG France 1626; BMC 45 (same obv. die); McClean 7685 (same obv. die). VF, bright surfaces, a few marks. Very rare with this monogram.