Seldom Offered Poseidion Hekte

263, Lot: 116. Estimate $150. Sold for $1000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ISLANDS off CARIA, Karpathos. Poseidion. Circa 500 BC. AR Hekte - 1/6 Stater (12mm, 1.96 g). Dolphin leaping right within square frame with floral ornaments in four corners / Two rough incuse rectangles divided by a broad band. Babelon I 737; HGC 6, 1355. Fine, porosity. Extremely rare.