Sale: Triton IX, Lot: 197. Estimate $200.  Closing Date: Monday, 9 January 2006.  Sold For $170. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

BOIOTIA, Orchomenos. Circa 500-480 BC. AR Obol (1.09 g). Wheat grain, sprouting end upward / Aeginetan-style skew pattern incuse; E-R across lower two sections. Lucien de Hirsch 1238. VF and evenly toned, well centered on a small flan, the reverse letters especially clear. ($200)