Watch List notes:

IONIA. Phokaia. Circa 625/0-522 BC. Hekte (Electrum, 9 mm, 2.59 g, 1 h). Head of a seal to left; below, small seal to left. Rev. Incuse square punch. Bodenstedt 2.2 (d/γ). Boston MFA 1894. SNG Copenhagen -. SNG von Aulock -. Very rare. Very minor marks, otherwise, good very fine.


From a British collection of electrum coins from Lesbos and Ionia, formed in the early 2000s.

This coin differs from the previous piece in distinctly emphasizing the large, dark eyes of the animal.