Sale: Triton VIII, Lot: 428. Estimate $5000.  Closing Date: Monday, 10 January 2005.  Sold For $4000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

IONIA, Smyrna. Circa 155-145 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.68 gm, 12h). Hermippus, son of Sipylos, magistrate. Turreted head of Tyche right / ZMUR-NAIWN, lion right; ERMIPPOS SIPULOU below; below; all within wreath. Milne, Silver, pg. 288, 27; BMC Ionia pg. 238, 5 var. (magistrate); SNG Copenhagen 1119-1120 var. (same); SNG von Aulock 2163-2164 var. (same); SNG Kayhan 593 var. (same); Weber 6115 (same obverse die). Good VF, toned. Very rare. ($5000)