IONIA. Uncertain mint. Ca. 650-600 BC. EL sixth stater or hecte (9mm, 2.32 gm). NGC XF 5/5 - 5/5. Field of striated lines, resembling ripples on water / Two incuse square punches, side-by side, with rough interior surfaces. Weidauer Group II, 6-8. SNG Kayhan 680. SNG von Aulock 1769. Cf. Linzalone LN1024 (hemistater). An extremely rare example of one of the first true coins ever struck.

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