Ancients
IONIA. Phocaea. Ca. 477-388 BC. EL sixth-stater or hecte (11mm, 2.55 gm). NGC Choice XF 5/5 - 3/5, Fine Style, marks. Female head left, hair in sphendone, wearing disk earring and beaded necklace; seal downwards behind / Quadripartite incuse square. Bodenstedt 62. SNG von Aulock 2120. Nicely centered and firmly struck from artistic dies. Lightly toned.
From the Historical Scholar Collection. Ex Apollo Numismatics, private sale with old dealer tag; Classical Numismatic Group, Auction 55 (13 September 2000), lot 515
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Estimate: 1000-1500 USD