IONIA, Uncertain (Ephesos?). Circa 650-600 BC. EL Hemihekte – Twelfth Stater (8mm, 1.11 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. VF.

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Lot: 5212. Estimated: $ 500

Greek, Electrum

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IONIA, Uncertain (Ephesos?). Circa 650-600 BC. EL Hemihekte – Twelfth Stater (8mm, 1.11 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Flattened striated surface / Incuse square with irregular lines. Unpublished. Toned, roughness around edge, tiny cut at edge on obverse. VF.

From the MM Collection. Ex Künker 273 (14 March 2016), lot 350.

While this striated type is unpublished with this particular style of incuse, this incuse type is common for the electrum coinage struck under Phanes at Ephesos.

Closing Date and Time: 17 January 2024 at 11:10:20 ET.

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