393, Lot: 134. Estimate $300. Sold for $320. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

IONIA, Erythrai. Circa 550-500 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.57 g). Head of Herakles left, wearing lion skin; the lion skin has four rays emanating from its forehead / Quadripartite incuse square. Cf. SNG Kayhan 737–8 var. (without rays); cf. SNG von Aulock 1942 var. (same); SNG Copenhagen –; cf. Boston MFA 1806–7 var. (same). VF, struck slighly off center.

A sub-variety of the previous type with four rays, instead of three, emanating from the lion skin.