Sale: CNG 66, Lot: 1475. Estimate $400.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 19 May 2004.  Sold For $450. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

HADRIAN. 117-138 AD. AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm (10.75 gm). Ephesus mint. Struck after 128 AD. Bare head right / Cult statue of Artemis Ephesia standing facing, extending hands, fillets as supports; flanked by stags. RIC II 474; Metcalf, Cistophori 5 var. (O6/R10; unlisted die combination); Pinder 67; BMCRE 1089; RSC 535. VF, graffiti in field behind head. ($400)