Triton XVI, Lot: 143. Estimate $150. Sold for $300. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

TAURIC CHERSONESOS, Chersonesos. Circa 170-160 BC. Æ (15mm, 2.37 g, 1h). Simaios, magistrate. Head of Dioskouros right, wearing conical helmet adorned with wreath / Prow left; XEP above, ΣIMAIO[Y] below. Anokhin 792; Anokhin, Khersonesa 166; SNG BM Black Sea –; SNG Pushkin –; SNG Stancomb –; Sutzu II –. VF, dark brown and black patina, some smoothing. Very rare.

From the Alex Shubs Collection.