CNG 109, Lot: 381. Estimate $500. Sold for $900. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

KYRENAICA, Kyrene. Circa 490-475 BC. AR Drachm (13mm, 3.23 g, 9h). Asiatic standard. Two silphion fruits set base-to-base; pellet between, leaves at sides between / Facing head of lion within incuse square. Buttrey, Coins, Period I, Group 2, 87; SNG Copenhagen 1172; BMC 38. Good VF, toned, a touch of porosity, off center on obverse. Very rare.