IONIA. Uncertain mint. Ca. 650-600 BC. EL sixth-stater or hecte (10mm, 2.37 gm). NGC Choice XF 5/5 - 4/5. Lydo-Milesian standard. Field of striated lines, resembling ripples on water / Two incuse square punches of different size, side-by side, with irregular interior surfaces. Weidauer Group II, 5. Cf. SNG Kayhan 680 (hecte). Linzalone LN1030. Matte surfaces with an intriguing, contrasting pallet of cream and apricot within the incuse squares.

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