Sale: CNG 70, Lot: 986. Estimate $500.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 21 September 2005.  Sold For $1350. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

HADRIAN. 117-138 AD. AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm (10.47 g, 5h). Ephesus mint. Struck after 128 AD. Bare head right / Cult statue of Diana (Artemis) Ephesia; stags at sides. RIC III 527; cf. Metcalf, Cistophori, type 20, 89 / type 19, 86 (O67/R75; unlisted die combination); RSC 539. VF, trace of light toning on obverse. ($500)