Ionia, Phokaia EL Hekte. Circa 521-478 BC. Archaic head of female deity to left, wearing diadem and rosette earring; behind, seal downward / Quadripartite incuse square. Bodenstedt 33; SNG Copenhagen -; BMC -; SNG von Aulock 7942; Boston MFA 1907; SNG Kayhan 519; McClean 8250; de Luynes 2644. 2.57g, 11mm.
Extremely Fine, and among the finest and most complete known of the type. Very Rare; only eight examples listed by Bodenstedt (of which five are in museums).
From the Italo Vecchi Collection;
Ex A.F. Collection, Germany, Roma Numismatics Ltd., Auction XV, 5 April 2018, lot 149.