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Uncertain Ionia. c. 550-480 BC. EL Hemihecton (1/12 stater) on Phocaean standard, 1.28g. Obv: Beetle. Rx: Quadripartite incuse square. Not found in the major references, but cf. Helios 8 (2012), lot 276. This spectacular little coin has a decidedly Egpytian flavor and is completely unprecedented. Struck in extremely high relief. About EF.
The type is reminiscent of the cicada on rare Phocaean hectae (Bodenstedt 55), but the style is different. There is a similar issue displaying a scarab (Rosen Coll. 25; SNG Keckman 328, and 330; a small fraction in the Artemision deposit: Hogarth 81), but that coin is struck on the Milesian standard.
The type is reminiscent of the cicada on rare Phocaean hectae (Bodenstedt 55), but the style is different. There is a similar issue displaying a scarab (Rosen Coll. 25; SNG Keckman 328, and 330; a small fraction in the Artemision deposit: Hogarth 81), but that coin is struck on the Milesian standard.