Ionia, uncertain mint EL Trite. Circa 600-550 BC. Lydo-Milesian standard. Carapace of scarab beetle / Two patterned incuse punches of different size and shape. SNG Kayhan 673; Weidauer -; Traité I -; SNG Kayhan -; Boston MFA -; Rosen -. 4.64g, 15mm.
Extremely Fine. Extremely Rare.
From the Marnix Collection;
Ex Gerhard Hirsch Nachfolger, Auction 263,24 September 2009, lot 2338;
Ex Numismatik Lanz München, Auction 70, 21 November 1994, lot 2;
Ex Giessener Münzhandlung, Auction 46, 30 October 1989, lot 199.