IONIA. Phocaea. Ca. 625-522 BC. EL sixth-stater or hecte (11mm, 2.61 gm). NGC AU S 5/5 - 5/5, Fine Style. Head of griffin left, beak gaping open and tongue protruding; seal upward to right / Quadripartite incuse square with rough interior. Bodenstedt 22.1. Jameson 1510 (same obverse die). Very rare - only three examples cited Bodenstedt. From a Private Japanese Collection. Ex Heritage Auction 3033 (ANA Platinum Night, 8 August 2014), lot 23037.

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