IONIA, Uncertain. Circa 600-550 BC. EL Hemihekte – Twelfth Stater (8mm, 1.06 g). VF.

Electronic Auction 571 – Session 1
Lot: 194.
Closing Date: Sep 25 2024 10:00 ET

Greek, Electrum

Estimate: $ 400

BID NOW

IONIA, Uncertain. Circa 600-550 BC. EL Hemihekte – Twelfth Stater (8mm, 1.06 g). Stylized serpent(?) head, with open jaws and lolling tongue / Volute design in incuse circle. CNG 94, lot 598; Triton XIII, lot 1310; CNG E-249, lot 143; otherwise unpublished in the standard references. Minor edge splits, some die wear. VF. Very rare.

From the Dr. Adrian Carr Collection. Ex Leu Numismatik AG 11 (14 May 2022), lot 131; Sheikh Saud Al-Thani [‘Man in Love with Art’] Collection (Part II, Nuismatica Ars Classica 123, 9 May 2021), lot 704; Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 249 (9 February 2011), lot 143.


Closing Date and Time: 25 September 2024 at 11:04:20 ET.

All winning bids are subject to a 20% buyer’s fee.