IONIA, Teos, (c. 500-475 B.C,), silver stater (11.75 g). obv. Griffin seated right, raising forepaw, two olive leaves before, around retrograde T H I, line border, rev. quadripartite incuse square, (cf.S.4576, Balcer group XLV [same dies obv.A94, rev.126], examples in ANS and Paris). Very fine and rare.
Ex George Mihailuk Collection, from Richard Welling 7.7.2006, from CNG eSale 93 (lot 45) coming from the Dr. Garth R. Drewry Collection.