Triton XVI, Lot: 15. Estimate $150. Sold for $160. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SKYTHIA, Borysthenes. Circa 500-450/25 BC. Cast Æ (28mm, 1.94 g). Bilobate arrowhead with axial spine / Flat surface with large A perpendicularly aligned at one end. Anokhin, Arrowhead, Type III. VF, green patina. Extremely rare, one of only 3 of this variety known, the other 2 of which are in museums.

From the Alex Shubs Collection.

The letter A on these may refer to the local cult of Apollo Iatros at Borysthenes.