452, Lot: 325. Estimate $150. Sold for $325. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

IONIA, Ephesos. Circa 180-67 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 12.63 g, 11h). Cistophoric issue. Struck 137-134 BC. Cista mystica with serpent within ivy wreath / Two serpents entwined around bow and bowcase; above, nude male (Herakles?) standing left, holding club and lion skin; to right, hippocamp left. Kleiner & Noe Series 39, dies 59/– (unlisted rev. die); SNG Copenhagen –. Toned. VF.