296, Lot: 107. Estimate $3000. Sold for $2200. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

KYRENAICA, Kyrene. temp. Magas. As Ptolemaic governor, first reign, circa 300-282/75 BC. AR Didrachm (20mm, 6.43 g, 12h). Laureate head of Apollo Myrtous right / Silphium plant; crab to left, monogram to right. SNG Copenhagen –; BMC 265 var. (positions of crab and monogram switched). Good VF, a few old scratches under toned. Good metal. Rare.