★ Unstruck Flan For A Hemihekte ★

IONIA. Uncertain mint. Circa 650-600 BC. Ingot (Electrum, 7 mm, 1.11 g), Lydo-Milesian standard. Blank with file marks. Rev. Blank with lathe marks. Cf. Linzalone 1176 (smaller denominations). Classical Numismatic Group E459, 2020, 252. Savoca Numismatik 153, 22 January 2023, 106. Extremely rare and interesting. Two edge splits, otherwise, virtually as made.

From the Collection of Jonathan H. Kagan.

This fascinating piece appears to be an unstruck flan for a hemihekte. While other specimens regularly feature file marks, this may be the first to example known to exhibit the circular marks of a lathe.