97, Lot: 46. Estimate $150. Sold for $98. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

LYDIA, Tralles. Circa 166-85 BC. AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm (26mm, 12.68 gm). Dated CY 2 (132/1 BC). Ptol-, magistrate. Cista mystica with serpent; all within ivy wreath / Bow case with serpents; B (date) to left, PTOL above; to right, Dionysos standing right, holding thyrsos and mask of Selinos. BMC Lydia pg. 332, 45; SNG Copenhagen 662 var. (dated CY 3). Toned, good VF, a little off center.