CNG 96, Lot: 452. Estimate $750. Sold for $500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

IONIA, Phokaia. Circa 521-478 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (9mm, 2.59 g). Head of cow left; to right, small seal upward / Quadripartite incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 48; Boston MFA 1899–1900; SNG von Aulock –; CNG 94, lot 529. Good VF, lightly toned. Very rare, only three examples noted by Bodenstedt, two in CoinArchives.