IONIA. Uncertain mint. Ca. 600-550 BC. EL sixth-stater or hecte (11mm, 2.23 gm). NGC AU 4/5 - 5/5. Lydo-Milesian standard. Conjoined heads of two lions facing downward / Two incuse squares punches, side-by-side, with horseshoe pattern. Linzalone 1067. Rosen -. SNG Kayhan II, 1539. Traité -. Weidauer -. A charming and well-executed example of this attractive archaic issue. Gorgeous toning with a splash of blue-violet. From the Wetmore Collection of Gold and Electrum. Ex Harlan Berk, Buy or Bid Sale 132 (14 May 2003), lot 1 (Uncertain Lydian Mint). In the grand tapestry of numismatic history, the archaic coins from the Ionian city-states, situated on Asia Minor's western coast, command a significant role as some of the earliest examples of coinage in the western world. Dating from the mid-sixth to the fifth century BC, these coins represented a key milestone in the development of trade, economy, and art. HID09801242017 © 2023 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved

To the auctioneer's website