IONIA. Phocaea. Ca. 625-522 BC. EL sixth-stater or hecte (10mm, 2.59 gm). NGC AU 4/5 - 3/5. Seal swimming left, head reverted; annulet below / Rough quadripartite incuse mill-sail square punch. Bodenstedt 1.4. Extremely rare - only one example cited in Bodenstadt and only one example in sales archives. Cf. Numismatica Ars Classica, Auction 25 (25 June 2003), lot 181.
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Price realized | 4'200 USD |
Starting price | 750 USD |
Estimate | 1'500 USD |