Ionia Uncertain (BC 520-470) Triobol?

ca 5th century BC. AR Hemidrachm / Triobol (?) (10mm, 2.32g). Forepart of horse right / Irregular quadripartite incuse. VF, granular surfaces.

This curious pale silver issue is struck on the thick, globular flan often associated with late figural electrum. The attribution is uncertain; SchÃ¶nert-Geiss has published similar specimens as tetrobols of the earliest issues at Maroneia, while find spots seem to indicate an origin in Asia Minor.

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Filename:	94000696.jpg
City/Mint name:	Ionia Uncertain
Keywords:	silver / archaic
References:	Cf. SchÃ¶nert-Geiss 4-5 (horse left); CNG E-282, lot 101; CNG E-239, lot 164 (described as electrum); Noble 92, lot 5055 (Maroneia); cf. Elektron I 1 (head only right, electrum, Maroneia)
Valuation:	CNG Auc. 94 (9/2013), lot 696 ($180 + comm)
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