Ionia, Phokaia EL Hekte - 1/6 Stater. Circa 478-450 BC. Facing bearded head of Silenos, wearing ivy wreath; to left, small seal upward / Quadripartite incuse square. Bodenstedt 67 (dies a/α); Gemini VI, lot 187 (same die and punch); Kastner 4, lot 125 (same die and punch). 2.53g, 10mm.
Extremely Fine. Extremely Rare, one of as few as perhaps ten known examples.
Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Triton XV, 3 January 2012, lot 1229 (hammer: $4,500).