IONIA. Uncertain mint. Ca. 600-550 BC. EL 1/12 stater or hemihecte (8mm, 1.31 gm). NGC Choice XF 5/5 - 5/5. Head and neck of animal (bovine?) right, with erect pointed ears, long muzzle and thick furred hide / Tripartite incuse square punch. Unpublished and apparently the second known example, the other is NAC 72 (2013), 918 = CNG 96 (2014), 483 = Triton XVIII (2015), 649 (described as mule or stag (?) or horned animal).

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