Sale: Triton IX, Lot: 821. Estimate $1500.  Closing Date: Monday, 9 January 2006.  Sold For $1700. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

KINGS of MACEDON. Demetrios I Poliorketes. 306-283 BC. AR Tetradrachm (17.07 g, 2h). Amphipolis mint. Struck circa 292-291 BC. Diademed and horned head right / BASILEWS DHMHTRIOU, Poseidon Pelagaios seated left on rock, holding aplustre in his right hand, trident in left; to inner left, monogram above Z; monogram to inner right. Newell 100 (obv. die XCI [not listed for this issue]); cf. SNG München 1047 (same obv. die); SNG Alpha Bank -. EF, shallow flan crack. ($1500)