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Ionia or Lydia, uncertain mint EL Trite - 1/3 Stater. Circa 600-560 BC. Lydo-Milesian Standard. 'Schematic', linear outline of conjoined, roaring lions' heads / Double incuse punch with 'horse shoe' pattern. Roma XVII, 508 & Roma XIX, 412 (both with same obv. die); for similar obverse style and type cf. Weidauer 117-125; for similar obverse and reverse types cf. Gorny & Mosch sales 104, 2000, 384 and sale 115, 2002, 1171 (1/6 Stater); cf. also CNG 61, 706-8 (1/6 Stater) and eAuction 235, 186 (1/6 Stater). 4.46g, 15mm.

Near Extremely Fine. Extremely Rare; unpublished in the standard references, and of very considerable numismatic interest.

From a private German collection.