Sale: Triton VIII, Lot: 433. Estimate $5000.  Closing Date: Monday, 10 January 2005.  Sold For $15000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

IONIA, Uncertain. Circa 650-600 BC. EL Hemistater (7.19 gm). Milesian standard. Striated type. Flattened striated surface / Two rough incuse punches. Cf. Weidauer 5 (trite); cf. Traité pl. I, 12 = BMC Ionia pg. 183, 1 (stater); Classical Numismatic Group 67 (22 September 2004), lot 702 var. (cleft on reverse). Good VF. Extremely rare, one of five known hemistaters of this type, this variety without central cleft unpublished. ($5000)

See lot 430 for more information on early electrum coinage.