IONIA, Uncertain. Circa 625-600 BC. EL Trite – Third Stater (11mm, 4.66 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. VF.

CNG Feature Auction 127
Lot: 223.
Closing Date: Sep 18 2024 11:00 ET

Greek, Electrum

Estimate: $ 2 000

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IONIA, Uncertain. Circa 625-600 BC. EL Trite – Third Stater (11mm, 4.66 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Geometric figure resembling a star, composed of a cross centered upon a polygon of eight sides / Rectangular incuse divided horizontally and vertically into four compartments by two perpendicular lines; the upper two compartments divided into halves by a single line, the upper halves each containing a pellet, the lower halves bisected by two small vertical lines; the lower two compartments divided into thirds by two parallel lines. McFadden 1; Konuk & Lorber fig. 14; Elektron I 16; Rosen Sale 12; Traité –; Zhuyuetang 2; SNG von Aulock –; SNG Copenhagen (Cyprus, etc.), pl. 10, 318; SNG Kayhan 697. Trace deposits. VF.

From the Wild Rose Collection, purchased from Wayne Hansen, July 2015. Purchased by Hansen from Calgary Coin Gallery, March 2003, which had acquired the coin from Jonathan K. Kern (his ticket included).


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