Watch List notes:

IONIA, Uncertain. Circa 600-550 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater(?) (9mm, 2.11 g). Uncertain standard. Head of ram left / Incuse square. CNG E-417, lot 243; otherwise unpublished in the standard references. Near EF. Extremely rare.


The ram is a relatively common type on early electrum, but the style and weight standard of the present piece are significantly different than published examples.