Triton XVIII, Lot: 669. Estimate $1500. Sold for $2500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

CARIA, Knidos. Circa 465-449 BC. AR Drachm (16mm, 6.19 g, 9h). Forepart of lion right / Head of Aphrodite right, hair bound in band, wearing small round earring and two necklaces, one linear with pendant, the other dotted; K-N-I around; all within incuse square. Cahn 83 (V39/R58); SNG Copenhagen 240–1; BMC 14; Boston MFA 1985–6; McClean 8473; Pozzi 2585–6; Weber 6470–1 (all from the same dies). Near EF, old collection toning. Fine style head of Aphrodite.

From the Jonathan K. Kern Collection.