Ilion, Troas, AR tetradrachm, 180-170 BC. 33,5mm, 15,90g.

Head of Athena right, with long hair, wearing laureate and crested Attic helmet.
Rev: AQHNAS downwards to right, ILIADOS downwards to left, 
LUSIKLEIDOS in exergue, Athena Ilias walking right wearing 
belted robe, holding spear and distaff. Corinthian helmet above owl in right field, monogram over star in left field.

SNG von Aulock 1522 (this coin).
Ex Hans von Aulock, Hess-Leu sale 45, 12-13 May 1970, 
lot 251 then Gorny sale, 30 Oct. 1989, 229.

Extremely rare. This coin was illustrated in an article
by A. Bellinger in 1958 (MN. VIII, p. 13, n° 16, pl. IV) 
and is from the Hans von Aulock collection, (SNG. Aulock, 
1522, and plate 47). Not in Bellinger, "Troy".

With kind permission of cgb.fr, Mail Bid Sale 51.
17 November 2011, Lot number: 178 
Price realized: 4,800 EUR.