Sale: Triton IX, Lot: 894. Estimate $3000.  Closing Date: Monday, 9 January 2006.  Sold For $1800. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

BITHYNIA, Kalchedon. Mid 3rd century BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.71 g, 1h). Imitating Lysimachos-type tetradrachms. Diademed head of the deified Alexander right, with horn of Ammon / KALCA-DONIWN, Athena Nikephoros seated left, left arm resting on shield, spear behind; monogram to inner left, spiral ornament on throne, grain ear in exergue. Seyrig, Monnaies pl. 24, 21; RG 22, pl. XLVI, 12 = De Luynes 2413 (same rev. die); SNG Copenhagen -; SNG BM Black Sea 131 = BMC 21 (same dies); SNG von Aulock -. Good VF, toned, light porosity, die break in field on obverse. Extremely rare. ($3000)

From the Robert Weimer Collection.