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IONIAN ISLANDS. Samos. Ca. 600-550 BC. EL hemistater (18mm, 8.68 gm). NGC Choice VF 4/5 - 4/5. Euboic-Samian standard. Rough surface with irregular markings / Two punches, one square and one a vertical rectangle. Koray Konuk, Electrum, Type 1, plate 2, B = SNG Kayhan 628. cf. Linzalone LN1060 (stater). Very rare and certainly one of the earliest known coinages.
This issue is usually described with an obverse as amorphous or random, however on this example it appears as though clear effort was made to create a floral device with large central pistil surrounded by six inner petals and a ring of outer petals.
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Estimate: 6000-8000 USD
IONIAN ISLANDS. Samos. Ca. 600-550 BC. EL hemistater (18mm, 8.68 gm). NGC Choice VF 4/5 - 4/5. Euboic-Samian standard. Rough surface with irregular markings / Two punches, one square and one a vertical rectangle. Koray Konuk, Electrum, Type 1, plate 2, B = SNG Kayhan 628. cf. Linzalone LN1060 (stater). Very rare and certainly one of the earliest known coinages.
This issue is usually described with an obverse as amorphous or random, however on this example it appears as though clear effort was made to create a floral device with large central pistil surrounded by six inner petals and a ring of outer petals.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/greek/ancients-ionian-islands-samos-ca-600-550-bc-el-hemistater-18mm-868-gm-ngc-choice-vf-4-5-4-5/a/3075-32025.s?type=CoinArchives3075
HID02906262019
© 2019 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 6000-8000 USD