Sale: CNG 69, Lot: 503. Estimate $1000.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 8 June 2005.  Sold For $1000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

KINGS of GALATIA. Amyntas. 36-25 BC. AR Tetradrachm (15.62 gm, 12h). Helmeted head of Athena right / Nike advancing left, holding sceptre adorned with diadem. SNG France 2344; SNG Copenhagen 94. Good VF, toned, light cleaning marks in field on reverse. Rare. ($1000)

Amyntas saw service as an auxiliary commander in the Roman army of Brutus and Cassius. He gained the favor of Mark Antony and was granted the Kingdom of Galatia, but deserted Antony before Actium, aligning himself with Octavian. He died in battle in 25 BC and his kingdom was annexed as a Roman province.