Watch List notes:

IONIA. Uncertain. Circa 625-600 BC. Hekte (Electrum, 10 mm, 2.19 g), Lydo-Milesian standard. Floral pattern around star of four rays. Rev. Quadripartite incuse square. Pozzi 2365. SNG von Aulock 1788 (this coin). Extremely rare, one of a very few known examples. A beautifully designed early hekte with a splendid pedigree. Light scratches on the obverse, otherwise, good very fine.


From the collection of Dr. P. Vogl, ex Aufhäuser 12, October 1996, 151 (with original ticket) and from the collections of Margaretha Ley, Lanz 70, 21 November 1994, 105 and H. von Aulock.