CNG 109, Lot: 162. Estimate $1000. Sold for $805. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

IONIA, Uncertain. Circa 600-550 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater(?) (9mm, 2.07 g). Uncertain standard. Head of ram left / Incuse square. CNG 108, lot 213 (same die and punch); CNG E-423, lot 174 (same); CNG E-417, lot 243; otherwise unpublished in the standard references. Good VF. Well centered. Extremely rare.

The ram is a relatively common type on early electrum, but the style and weight standard of the present piece are significantly different than the usual types depicting a ram.