Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
August 2021 ANA Auction 16-21 Aug 2021
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IONIA. Phokaia. EL Hekte (2.53 gms), ca. 478-387 B.C. NGC AU, Strike: 5/5 Surface: 3/5. Fine Style. Scuff.
Bodenstedt-67.3 (this coin cited & obv. illustrated). Obverse: Bearded head of Silenos facing, wearing ivy wreath; to left, small seal upward; Reverse: Quadripartite incuse square. A VERY RARE and highly desirable type, this pedigreed specimen features a very bold and enchanting obverse along with presenting very little in the way of handling.
From the Collection of a Gentleman.
Bodenstedt-67.3 (this coin cited & obv. illustrated). Obverse: Bearded head of Silenos facing, wearing ivy wreath; to left, small seal upward; Reverse: Quadripartite incuse square. A VERY RARE and highly desirable type, this pedigreed specimen features a very bold and enchanting obverse along with presenting very little in the way of handling.
From the Collection of a Gentleman.
Ex: New York Sale XL (1/2017) Lot # 1093.
Ex: Prospero Collection (New York Sale XXVII - 1/2012) Lot # 521.
Ex: Nelson Bunker Hunt Collection, part II (Sotheby's - 6/1990) Lot # 502.
Ex: Numismatic Fine Arts V (2/1978) Lot # 158.
Ex: Kastner 4 (11/1973) Lot # 125.
Estimate: $1500 - $3000