CNG 97, Lot: 406. Estimate $750. Sold for $525. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PHILISTIA (PALESTINE), Uncertain mint. Mid 5th century-333 BC. AR Drachm (15mm, 2.48 g, 1h). Bearded head right / Lion springing left, head right, in dotted square within incuse square. Unpublished, but cf. Gitler & Tal XIX for similar issues. VF, lightly toned, some porosity, crude strike. Apparently unique.

From the Patrick H. C. Tan Collection.