Sale: Triton IX, Lot: 951. Estimate $2000.  Closing Date: Monday, 9 January 2006.  Sold For $3500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

IONIA, Uncertain. Circa 650-600 BC. EL Hekte – 1/6 Stater (2.48 g). Phokaic standard. Figural type. Bridled horse's head right / Irregular incuse square. Unpublished. Good VF. Unique. ($2000)

Ex Numismatic Fine Arts X (17 September 1981), lot 167.

There are a variety of published horse's head electrum in various denominations from this general period (eg. Weidauer 141-142), but none have the horse's head facing right. In addition, the style of both the horse and the incuse punch are significantly different from the present coin.