Ancients
IONIA. Phocaea. Ca. 521-478 BC. EL sixth-stater or hecte (10mm, 2.61 gm). NGC AU 5/5 - 4/5. Head of man-headed bull with beard left, wearing collar with row of pearls; seal swimming upward behind / Irregular incuse square punch. Bodenstedt 35. Rare.
The portrait is likely of the river god Acheloos.
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Estimate: 2000-3000 USD