Ancients
IONIA. Uncertain mint. Ca. 650-550 BC. EL sixth-stater or hecte (10mm, 2.32 gm). NGC Choice AU 4/5 - 5/5. Lydo-Milesian standard. Head of lion right, mouth open / Incuse square punch with rough interior. cf. Linzalone 1123 (Smyrna, hemihecte). Cf. Weidauer 184 (stater). Traité -. SNG Kayhan -. Apparently unpublished in the standard references. Superb early post-archaic style.
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Estimate: 1500-2000 USD