Watch List notes:

ISLANDS OFF IONIA, Samos. Circa 600-570 BC. Hemistater (Electrum, 16 mm, 8.70 g), Euboic-Samian standard. Rough surface with irregular markings. Rev. A square and a rectangle incuse, each with irregular markings. Barron pl. XXX, 2 = Traité I 373 (same dies). Konuk, Electrum, Type 1, pl. 2, B = SNG Kayhan 628. Triton XVIII, 2015, 651 (same dies). Very rare and most intriguing. One of the earliest known coins. Extremely fine.

From a Swiss collection.