Ancients
IONIA. Uncertain mint. Ca. 650-600 BC. EL 1/12 stater or hemihecte (7mm, 1.23 gm). NGC XF 5/5 - 3/5, scuffs. Lydo-Milesian standard. "Gordian knot" or thunderbolt / Incuse square punch with rough geometric design. Unrecorded as a hemihecte, cf. Linzalone 1143 (hecte). cf. Heritage Auctions, Auction 3054 (7 April 2017), lot 30105 for another example. Otherwise unpublished in the standard references. Strongly struck on satiny surfaces with light orange toning.
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Estimate: 1000-1500 USD