Sale: Triton IX, Lot: 200. Estimate $500.  Closing Date: Monday, 9 January 2006.  Sold For $500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

BOIOTIA, Orchomenos. Circa 500-480 BC. AR Tetartemorion (0.20 g). Wheat grain, sprouting end upward / Aeginetan-style skew pattern incuse. SNG Cop. 198; Dewing 1491. EF, lightly toned, well centered. Very rare. ($500)

Such a delightful fraction, and so rare at the same time, is an opportunity that is likely to occur only once in a discerning collector's lifetime!