Ancients
IONIA. Uncertain mint. Ca. 650-600 BC. EL sixth-stater or hecte (9mm, 2.38 gm). NGC VF 5/5 - 2/5, scuff. Field of striated lines / Bipartite rectangular incuse punch with irregular interior surfaces. Weidauer Group II, 6-8. SNG Kayhan 680. SNG von Aulock 1769. Cf. Linzalone LN1024 (hemistater). An extremely rare example of one of the very earliest coinages. Pale colored globular shaped flan.
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Estimate: 1000-1500 USD