Sale: Triton IX, Lot: 924. Estimate $300.  Closing Date: Monday, 9 January 2006.  Sold For $700. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

IONIA, Ephesos. Circa 166-67 BC. AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm (12.76 g, 11h). Struck 160-150 BC. Cista mystica with serpent; all within ivy wreath / EFE, bow-case with serpents; cult statue of Artemis Ephesia to right. Kleiner & Noe Series 13 (dies 16/-; unlisted rev. die); SNG Copenhagen 305; BMC 143; SNG von Aulock 1852. EF, attractive dark gray tone with yellow hues around the devices. ($300)