269, Lot: 124. Estimate $200. Sold for $500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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IONIA, Uncertain. Circa 650-600 BC. EL Hemihekte - 1/12 Stater(?) (8mm, 1.42 g). Milesian standard(?). Geometric type. Typeless surface with irregular markings / Rough incuse square punch. Weidauer -; Traité I -; SNG Kayhan 686-7. VF, a few scratches.
Although the weight of this specimen is heavier than expected for a hemihekte on the Milesian standard, the types comport precisely with the specimens in the Kayhan collection, weighing 1.15 and 1.18 g.