Ancients
IONIA. Teos. Ca. 460-420 BC. AR stater (25mm, 11.63 gm). NGC Choice XF 5/5 - 3/5, scuffs. T-H-I-O-N (N retrograde), griffin seated right on egg and dart frieze, left foreleg raised, beak open; hound leaping right below paw / Quadripartite incuse square with stippled surfaces. Balcer 27. Deep cabinet toning with areas of fiery red and teal.
From the Paramount Collection. Ex Hess Divo, private sale with old dealer tag; Sternberg, Auction 17 (August 1986), lot 149
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Estimate: 2000-3000 USD