IONIA. Phocaea. Ca. 521-478 BC. EL sixth-stater or hecte (10mm, 2.58 gm). NGC AU 3/5 - 4/5. Crested Corinthian helmet left, decorated with palmette on bowl; small seal swimming left below / Quadripartite incuse square with irregular interior surfaces and partially filled quadrants. Bodenstedt 50. Rare. Only one example in sales archives.

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