Sale: Triton IX, Lot: 889. Estimate $5000.  Closing Date: Monday, 9 January 2006.  Sold For $6250. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

CYCLADES, Naxos. Early 2nd century BC. AR Didrachm (7.77 g, 1h). Nikos, magistrate. Head of Dionysos right, wearing ivy wreath / NAXI, garlanded crater; NIKOS to left, filleted thyrsos to right. Cf. Nicolet-Pierre, Cratérophores 7-8 (drachms with this magistrate); cf. SNG Copenhagen 710; BMC -. EF, attractively toned. Possibly unique didrachm with this magistrate. ($5000)