IONIA, Miletos. Circa 600-546 BC. EL Stater (20.5mm, 13.78 g). Lion reclining left, head reverted, within rectangular frame divided into smaller rectangular compartments / Central oblong punch, containing a geometric pattern and a quadruped standing left, divided by two lines, flanked by two square punches containing, respectively, a stellate pattern and a geometric design. Hilbert Phase 1, S16 (dies A8/X-F6-Q14r); SNG Kayhan 441; SNG München 701. Lightly toned, irregular flan, light scratches. Near VF.
Ex Heritage 3098 (18 January 2022), lot 33133.