IONIA. Teos. Ca. 470 BC. AR stater (23mm, 11.80 gm). NGC Choice XF 5/5 - 3/5, marks. Τ-Η-Ι-Ο-Ν (N retrograde), griffin seated right on ground line, jaws open, tongue protruding, left foreleg raised; over an egg and dart frieze, ivy leaf upward to right / Quadripartite incuse square. Balcer -. Extremely rare and possibly unique. Unpublished save for its auction appearances. Beautiful style griffin on ample flan. Ex collections of Baron L. Thyssen-Bornemisza and T. S. Kaplan (Nomos AG, Auction 19, 17 November 2019), lot 149; NGSA IX (14 December 2015), lot 58; the Exceptional Private Collection (Leu 76, 27 October 1999), lot 176; Monnaies et Médailles 54 (26 October 1978), lot 296 (illustrated on the front cover)

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