Ancients
IONIA. Uncertain mint. Ca. 650-600 BC. EL third-stater or trite (11mm, 4.75 gm). NGC Choice AU 4/5 - 5/5. Lydo-Milesian standard. Field of striated lines, resembling ripples on water / Two incuse square punches of different size, side-by side, with irregular interior surfaces. Weidauer Group II, 5. Cf. SNG Kayhan 680 (hecte). Linzalone LN1030. A attractive example of one of the very earliest coinages. Boldly struck with crisp lines.
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Estimate: 10000-15000 USD