★ From the H. Robinow, C. S. Bement and G. Philipsen Collections, pedigreed to 1909 ★

IONIA. Erythrai (?). Circa 500-480 BC. Didrachm (Silver, 16 mm, 7.00 g). Nude hero (Erythros?) on horseback to right. Rev. Quadripartite incuse square. BMFA 1835 ( same reverse die ). Jameson 2269 ( same reverse die ). Rosen ( same reverse die ). SNG von Aulock 1943 ( same reverse die ). Traité II, 480 and pl. XII, 10. Rare and with an exceptional pedigree. A beautiful piece of wonderful late Archaic style. About extremely fine.

From the Hermann Robinow Collection, Morton & Eden 51 ('A Collection of Exceptional Ancient Greek Coins'), 24 October 2011, 144, ex Münzen & Medaillen AG 68, 15 April 1986, 281 and Hess 252, 24-25 May 1982, 66, and from the collections of C. S. Bement, Naville VII, 23-24 June 1924, 1450 and G. Philipsen, Hirsch XXV, 29 November 1909, 2128.