Very Rare Cistophoric Didrachm
366, Lot: 538. Estimate $300. Sold for $400. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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MYSIA, Pergamon. Circa 166-67 BC. AR Didrachm (22mm, 6.25 g, 12h). Cistophoric standard. Struck circa 128-123 BC. Lion skin draped over club; all within ivy wreath / Grape cluster over leaves; monogram above, civic monogram to left, winged kerykeion to right. Cf. Kleiner & Noe Series 37a-b (unlisted denomination), otherwise unpublished in the standard references. VF. Very rare.