Sale: CNG 79, Lot: 361. Estimate $750.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 17 September 2008.  Sold For $1750. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

IONIA, Uncertain. Circa 600-550 BC. EL Hekte (2.48 g). Milesian standard. Figural type. Torso of winged figure facing, head right / Incuse square punch. Cf. Weidauer 175-7, otherwise unpublished. Near VF. Possibly unique.

This coin may not belong to the same series as the Weidauer coins, which are not only larger denominations but also exhibit a different style of wings (curved rather than pointed) and incuse punches.