Sale: CNG 64, Lot: 1070. Estimate $500.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 24 September 2003.  Sold For $450. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

HADRIAN. 117-138 AD. AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm (10.26 gm). Ephesus mint. Bare head right / Cult statue of Diana (Artemis) Ephesia; no stags at sides. RIC III -; Metcalf, Cistophori 39 var. (bust type; unlisted dies); RSC -. VF. ($500)

Metcalf records only one cistophoric tetradrachm with the cult statue (alone) lacking the two stags.