437, Lot: 126. Estimate $150. Sold for $220. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

LYDIA, Tralles. Circa 166-67 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 12.58 g, 12h). Cistophoric series. Dion–, magistrate. Struck circa 100-90 BC. Cista mystica, with half-open lid, from which a serpent emerges; all within ivy wreath with fruits / Cista mystica (basket) flanked by two interlaced snakes with heads erect; ΔION above, TPAΛ to left, lyre to right. SNG Copenhagen 657; SNG von Aulock 3259. Good VF, toned.