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Long Beach Signature Sale 3057 7-8 Sep 2017
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IONIA. Uncertain city. Ca. 650-600 BC. EL 12th stater or hemihecte (7mm, 1.15 gm). NGC Choice XF 5/5 - 4/5, countermark. Blank convex surface / Incuse square punch with irregular interior surface. SNG Kayhan 676. SNG von Aulock 7763. Cf. Weidauer 4 (hecte). Rare. Small punch mark on edge, demonstrating that the practice of countermarking goes back to the very dawn of coinage!
HID02901242017
Estimate: 800-1100 USD
IONIA. Uncertain city. Ca. 650-600 BC. EL 12th stater or hemihecte (7mm, 1.15 gm). NGC Choice XF 5/5 - 4/5, countermark. Blank convex surface / Incuse square punch with irregular interior surface. SNG Kayhan 676. SNG von Aulock 7763. Cf. Weidauer 4 (hecte). Rare. Small punch mark on edge, demonstrating that the practice of countermarking goes back to the very dawn of coinage!
HID02901242017
Estimate: 800-1100 USD