★ An extremely rare hemiobol from Massalia ★

GAUL. Massalia. Circa 500-475 BC. Hemiobol (Silver, 9 mm, 0.54 g), Milesian standard. Head of Athena to right, wearing crested Attic helmet adorned with a volute on the bowl. Rev. Rough incuse square. Auriol Group EB, 1 ( same dies ). LT 152. Maurel 17. Extremely rare and beautifully toned. The obverse struck slightly off center, otherwise, good very fine.

From the Massalia Collection, formed over the past twenty-five years, Leu 4, 25 May 2019, 115.