317, Lot: 78. Estimate $150. Sold for $190. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

IONIA, Phokaia. Circa 478-387 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (9mm, 2.44 g). Head of Athena left, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with olive wreath / Quadripartite incuse square. Cf. Bodenstedt Em. 91; SNG von Aulock -; SNG Copenhagen -. Fine.

This type is not recorded by Bodenstedt with wreath on helmet. The style is a bit crude, suggesting it may be imitative.