Sale: CNG 67, Lot: 721. Estimate $150.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 22 September 2004.  Sold For $160. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

LYDIA, Tralles. Circa 166-85 BC. AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm (12.64 gm). Undated issue, struck circa 155-145 BC. Cista mystica with serpent; all within ivy wreath / Bow case with serpents; to right, eagle standing left on cuirass. Kleiner & Noe Series 26 (unlisted dies); BMC Lydia -; SNG Copenhagen 640. VF, obverse die rust. ($150)

From the Garth R. Drewry Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 57 (28 March 2001), lot 443.