Ira and Larry Goldberg Auctioneers
Auction 106 4-5 Sep 2018
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Ionia, Ephesos. Silver Cistophoric Tetradrachm (12.49 g), ca. 180-67 BC. Dated CY 66 (69/8 BC). Serpent emerging from within cista mystica with open lid; all within ivy wreath. Reverse: EΦE to left, bow case between two entwined serpents; in left field, date (Ξς) above ethnic; in right field, torch; above, palm branch between two cornucopias. Kleiner 70; McClean 8098; BMC 171. Lovely natural iridescent toning on both sides. NGC grade Ch AU*; Strike: 4/5, Surface: 5/5. Estimate Value $600 - 700