Sale: CNG 67, Lot: 702. Estimate $5000.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 22 September 2004.  Sold For $11000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

IONIA, Uncertain. Circa 650-600 BC. EL Hemistater (7.23 gm). Milesian standard. Striated type. Flattened striated surface / Two rough incuse punches separated by a cleft. Cf. Weidauer 5 (trite); cf. Traité pl. I, 12 = BMC Ionia pg. 183, 1 (stater); cf. Triton VI (14-15 January 2003), lot 378 = Leu 71 (24 October 1997), lot 192 (hemistater). VF. Extremely rare, the third known hemistater of this type. ($5000)