Unpublished Hemistater

CNG 106, Lot: 401. Estimate $1500. Sold for $1600. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

IONIA, Uncertain. Circa 625-600 BC. EL Hemistater (16mm, 8.30 g). Phokaic standard(?). Uncertain design (square?) / Incuse square. Unpublished in the standard references. VF, crude, edge splits, some crystallization with granular structure, traces of enrichment of surface gold content. Extremely rare, one other example known (in commerce).