Sale: CNG 63, Lot: 493. Estimate $2000.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 21 May 2003.  Sold For $1600. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

IONIA, Miletos. Circa 225-190 BC. AR Didrachm (10.51 gm). Laureate head of Apollo left / Lion walking left, head reverted; star above, monograms before, EUSQENHS (magistrate) in exergue. Cf. Deppert-Lippitz Period V, 657a (drachm); SNG Copenhagen 986 var. (magistrate). Good VF. Very rare. ($2000)

Ex Dr. Joseph M. Seventko Collection. 

Deppert-Lippitz has no didrachms listed for Period V. The Copenhagen specimen is Period IV.