Second Known Autonomous Hemidrachm at Selekeia

443, Lot: 122. Estimate $100. Sold for $340. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SELEUKIS and PIERIA, Seleukeia Pieria. 105/4-83/2 BC. AR Hemidrachm (12.5mm, 1.78 g, 12h). Dated RY 16 (94/3 BC). Veiled, turreted, and draped bust of Tyche right / Nike advancing left, holding wreath and palm frond; ςI (date) and M to outer right. HGC 9, –; DCA 699 var. (unlisted date); CNG E-134, lot 117 = CNG 104, lot 87 var. (year 13). VF, toned, slightly off center. Extremely rare, apparently the second known hemidrachm for the series.

Callataÿ, Production, records two tetradrachms from this year, both with M as the control mark.