CNG 97, Lot: 428. Estimate $3000. Sold for $4000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

KYRENAICA, Kyrene. Circa 500-480 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 16.84 g). Silphion plant / Quadripartite incuse square. Buttrey, Coins, Period I, Group 1A; SNG Copenhagen –; cf. BMC 2; cf. Asyut 836. VF, lightly toned, a few insignificant old scratches, overstruck on uncertain type, possibly an Athens tetradrachm. Extremely rare early tetradrachm.