Nomos AG
Auction 22 22 Jun 2021
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Phokaia. Circa 478-387 BC. Hekte (Electrum, 10 mm, 2.56 g). Head of Hera to left, wearing a stephane ornamented with a lily between two palmettes; behind her neck, seal swimming upwards. Rev. Quadripartite incuse square. Bodenstedt 88 (dies a/α). SNG von Aulock 7952. A lovely coin with a finely centered obverse, beautifully toned. About extremely fine.δδδδδδThe head of Hera with an ornamental stephane is very similar to the heads that appeared on the coinage of Olympia during the late 5th and early 4th centuries.
Phokaia. Circa 478-387 BC. Hekte (Electrum, 10 mm, 2.56 g). Head of Hera to left, wearing a stephane ornamented with a lily between two palmettes; behind her neck, seal swimming upwards. Rev. Quadripartite incuse square. Bodenstedt 88 (dies a/α). SNG von Aulock 7952. A lovely coin with a finely centered obverse, beautifully toned. About extremely fine.δδδδδδThe head of Hera with an ornamental stephane is very similar to the heads that appeared on the coinage of Olympia during the late 5th and early 4th centuries.