Triton XIX, Lot: 236. Estimate $2000. Sold for $1800. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

IONIA, Teos. Circa 450-425 BC. AR Stater (22.5mm, 11.85 g). Griffin seated right, raising left forepaw, on ground line; below forepaw, head of female right; T-H-I-O-N around / Quadripartite incuse square. Matzke Series Cb1; Balcer –; Mattingly, New 1 (same dies); CH VIII, pl. V, Hoard 47, 1 (same dies); Triton XVIII, lot 629; CNG 88, lot 354 (same dies). Near EF, toned, minor edge splits. Very rare issue with female head.

Ex Stack’s Bowers and Ponterio (10 January 2014), lot 70.