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Home > Ionia > Phokaia EL Most viewed - Phokaia EL Phokaia (BC 477-388) B91 - EL 1/6 Stater883 viewsca 400 BC. EL Hekte (2.54g, 10mm). Head of Athena left, wearing earring, her crested Attic helmet adorned with a Pegasos on the bowl / Irregular quadripartite incuse square punch. gVF. Phokaia (BC 387-326) B107 - EL 1/6 Stater882 viewsca 387-326 BC. EL Hekte (10mm, 2.52g). Head of Omphale left, wearing lion's skin; club behind neck; below, seal left / Quadripartite incuse square. Near EF, toned. Phokaia (BC 521-478) B50 - EL 1/6 Stater871 viewsca 521-478 BC. EL Hekte (2.61g). Helmeted male head to left, with frontal eye and tendril ornament on bowl of helmet; below, seal swimming left / Rough quadripartite incuse square. Very rare. aEF. The helmeted head must be that of a hero-warrior. The whole idea of using just a helmeted head with no individuality as a type is quite interesting; that there is a head inside the helmet is clear from the eye that peeks out above the side piece. Phokaia (BC 521-478) B43 - EL 1/6 Stater868 viewsca 492 BC. EL Hekte (2.52g). Facing head of Silenos / Quadripartite incuse square. EF. Phokaia (BC 600-560) EL 1/6 Stater - B -836 viewsca 600-560 BC. EL Hekte (2.57g, 10mm). Head of female left with a narrow hair band, long flowing hair, and an annular earing; behind, seal swimming downwards / Irregular incuse square. EF. Carr coll. Unknown to Bodenstedt, this is the 5th example to appear at auction. Same dies as Numismatica Ars Classica 92 part 1, 23 May 2016, Lot 216 and ‘Prospero’, The new York Sale XXVI, 4 January 2012, Lot 520. Others known are: Nomos 15, 22 October 2017, Lot 153; CNG 108, 16 May 2018, Lot 196. Phokaia (BC 477-388) B82 - EL 1/6 Stater834 viewsca 477-388 BC. EL Hekte (2.53g). Head of Hermes left, wearing Petasos; small seal behind / Quadripartite incuse square. Good VF. Well centered. Phokaia (BC 600-522) B16 - EL 1/6 Stater833 viewsca 625-522 BC. EL Hekte (2.58g). Head of man-headed bull left, seal to right / Quadripartite incuse square. aEF. Phokaia (BC 521-478) B43 - EL 1/6 Stater831 viewsca 521-478 BC. EL Hekte (9mm, 2.55g). Facing head of Silenos / Quadripartite incuse square punch. Near EF, toned. Very rare, only 9 examples noted by Bodenstedt, 5 of which are in museums (Cambridge, London, Berlin, Karlsruhe [2]). Phokaia (BC 600-522) B06? - EL 1/96 Stater829 viewsca 600-550 BC. EL 1/96 Stater (0.17g, 5mm). Helmeted head of warrior left / Quadripartite incuse square. EF. Phokaia (BC 600-522) B25 - EL 1/6 Stater824 viewsca 625/620-522 BC. EL Hekte (2.56g). Lion's head with closed mouth left; above, seal right(?) / Incuse with three irregular fields. aEF. Rare. Phokaia (BC 521-478) B41 - EL 1/6 Stater810 viewsca 521-478 BC. EL Hekte (2.57g). Helmeted head of Athena left; seal to right / Quadripartite incuse square. Good VF. Extremely rare, only seven specimens listed by Bodenstedt. Phokaia (BC 477-388) B63 - EL 1/6 Stater804 viewsca 478-387 BC. EL Hekte (10mm, 2.54g). Head of young male left, wearing tainia; seal behind / Quadripartite incuse square. VF, obverse die a bit rusty. Rare, only seven specimens cited by Bodenstedt. Phokaia (BC 477-388) B93 - EL 1/6 Stater800 viewsca 477-388 BC. EL Hekte (2.55g). Female head left, hair in sphendone, wearing earring / Quadripartite incuse square, irregular fields. EF. Rare. Phokaia (BC 521-478) B38 - EL 1/6 Stater798 viewsca 521-478 BC. EL Hekte (2.55g). Roaring lion left; seal below / Quadripartite incuse square. VF, struck with worn obverse die. Extremely rare, only four specimens listed by Bodenstedt, all in museum collections. Phokaia (BC 600-522) B19 - EL 1/6 Stater796 viewsca 625/0-522 BC. EL Hekte (10mm, 2.59g). Goat half-kneeling left; above, small seal left / Incuse square punch. gVF. Very rare. Phokaia (BC 521-478) B46 - EL 1/6 Stater794 viewsearly 5th century BC. EL Hekte (2.58g, 10mm). Two seals swimming in circle to left / Quadripartite incuse square. EF. Phokaia (BC 521-478) B44 - EL 1/6 Stater793 viewsca 520-500 BC. EL 1/6 Stater - Hekte (2.59g). Bearded warrior head (Ares?) facing left, wearing Ionian helmet. Beneath truncation, seal swimming right. Rx: Four-part incuse square. Good VF. Phokaia (BC 387-326) B99 - EL 1/6 Stater792 viewsca 387-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.54g). Head of Artemis left, bow and quiver over shoulder; [seal below] / Quadripartite incuse square. Good VF. Phokaia (BC 387-326) B99 - EL 1/6 Stater777 viewsca 387-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.4g, 11mm). Head of Artemis left, seal below / Quadripartite incuse square. VF. Phokaia (BC 477-388) B96 - EL 1/6 Stater 776 viewsca 477-388 BC. EL Hekte (2.52g). Head of Io left; seal below / Quadripartite incuse square. Good VF. Phokaia (BC 521-478) EL 1/6 Stater 776 viewsca 521-478 BC. EL Hekte (2.58g). Forepart of lion left; above, seal right / Quadripartite incuse square. Unpublished. Good VF. Unique. Ex Tkalec (5/2006), lot 67. Phokaia (BC 600-522) B02 - EL 1/48 Stater774 viewsca 625-575 BC. EL 1/48 Stater (0.33g, 4mm). Head of griffin left / Quadripartite incuse square. Good VF. Extremely rare, only two examples recorded by Bodenstedt, both in museums (Karlsruhe and Istanbul). This issue is possibly from the earliest coinage at Teos; see: M. Matzke, JNG 50, p. 43, "Serie 0" Phokaia (BC 521-478) B24 - EL 1/6 Stater772 viewsca 560-545 BC. EL Hekte (2.56g, 10mm). Head of African left, seal downward behind / Quadripartite incuse square punch. nEF. Extremely Rare. Phokaia (BC 521-478) B26 - EL 1/6 Stater759 viewsca 500-480 BC. EL Hekte (2.59g, 10mm). Head of lioness left, collar ornamented with double row of pearls, [seal swimming in upper field left], border of dots / Irregular quadripartite incuse square punch. Extremely Rare - the fifth known example. EF. Phokaia (BC 521-478) B48 - EL 1/6 Stater752 viewsca 520 BC. EL 1/6 Stater - Hekte (2.57g). Bull's head left, the truncation with a dotted rim; behind, seal swimming upwards / Incuse square with irregular surfaces. EF. Phokaia (BC 521-478) B35 - EL 1/6 Stater746 viewsca 521-478 BC. EL Hekte (2.55g, 10mm). Horned head of river god left, small seal behind and upward / Quadripartite. Good extremely fine. Carr coll. There are 6 known to Bodenstedt. The theme of a horned head of a river god also makes an appearance on a Hemihekte of Mytilene – see Coin ID #13297. Phokaia (BC 387-326) B99 - EL 1/6 Stater726 viewsca 387-326 BC. EL Hekte (10mm, 2.52g). Head of Artemis left, bow and quiver over shoulder; below, small seal left / Quadripartite incuse square. Good VF. Phokaia (BC 521-478) B30a - EL 1/6 Stater726 viewsca 521-478 BC. EL Hekte (2.57g, 12mm). Helmeted head left; below, small seal left / Quadripartite incuse square. EF. Phokaia (BC 477-388) B87 - EL 1/6 Stater723 viewsca 477-388 BC. EL Hekte (2.52g). Head of satyr left, wearing ivy wreath; [small seal below] / Quadripartite incuse square. Good VF, toned. Well struck. Phokaia (BC 477-388) B- - EL 1/6 Stater714 viewsca 478-387 BC. EL Hekte (2.51g, 9mm). Laureate head of Zeus left, small seal upwards to right / Quadripartite incuse. Toned, gVF. Carr coll. This is unlisted in Bodenstedt, but cf. Em. 76 describes 2 examples of a similar portrait without laurel wreath. Two other examples are known from auctions – Roma III, lot 209 and Roma XI, lot 321, both same dies. Phokaia (BC 477-388) B- - EL 1/6 Stater705 viewsca 450-400 BC. EL Hekte (2.55g, 11mm). Laureate head of Zeus left / Irregular quadripartite incuse square punch. Extremely Rare. Phokaia (BC 477-388) B94 - EL 1/6 Stater701 viewsca 477-388 BC. EL Hekte (2.54g). Head of nymph left; [small seal behind] / Quadripartite incuse square. Good VF, patchy toning. Phokaia (BC 477-388) B77 - EL 1/6 Stater 686 viewsca 477-388 BC. EL Hekte (2.51g). Head of Pan left; [seal to right] / Quadripartite incuse square. VF. Rare. Phokaia (BC 600-522) B01 - EL 1/6 Stater684 viewsca 625/0-522 BC. EL Hekte – 1/6 Stater (2.60g). Seal left, head raised; Θ below / Incuse punch. Good VF, lightly toned. Unpublished, apparently unique. Phokaia (BC 477-388) B96 - EL 1/6 Stater657 viewsca 477-388 BC. EL Hekte (9mm, 2.56g). Head of Io left / Quadripartite incuse square. Good VF. Phokaia (BC 600-522) B02 - EL 1/24 Stater643 viewsca 625/0-522 BC. EL 1/24 Stater (6mm, 0.58g). Head of seal left / Incuse punch. Near VF. Phokaia (BC 521-478) B15 - EL 1/24 Stater636 viewsca 625-522 BC. EL 1/24 Stater (0.64g, 6mm). Helmeted head right / Quadripartite incuse square. VF, toned, obverse a little off center. Very rare, one of only four examples located by Bodenstedt. Ex Hermann Weber Coll., 5732; purchased from A.O. van Lennep, Smyrna, 1865. Phokaia (BC 477-388) B96 - EL 1/6 Stater633 viewsca 478-387 BC. EL Hekte (9mm, 2.54g). Head of Io left; [below, small seal left] / Incuse square punch. Good VF. Phokaia (BC 477-388) B96 - EL 1/6 Stater611 viewsca 478-387 BC. EL Hekte (2.53g). Head of Io left; [below, small seal left] / Incuse square punch. Good VF. Well centered. Phokaia (BC 600-522) B14 - EL 1/6 Stater607 viewsca 625/0-522 BC. EL Hekte (10mm, 2.63g). Head of boar left; below, small seal left / Incuse square punch. gVF. Rare. Phokaia (BC 600-522) B02 - EL 1/24 Stater603 viewsca 625-522 BC. EL 1/24 Stater (6mm, 0.66 g). Head of seal left / Incuse punch. VF. This coin may have been struck from Bodenstedt’s obverse die c used on the 1/12 staters. Phokaia (BC 600-522) B02 - EL 1/48 Stater596 viewsca 625/00 BC. EL 1/48 Stater (5mm, 0.26g). Head of griffin left / Rough quadripartite incuse square. VF. This issue is possibly from the earliest coinage at Teos; see: M. Matzke, JNG 50, p. 43, "Serie 0." Phokaia (BC 477-388) B59 - EL 1/6 Stater596 viewsca 478-387 BC. EL Hekte (10mm, 2.54g). Ram standing right, scratching head with right hind hoof; below, seal left / Quadripartite incuse square. aEF. Phokaia (BC 600-522) B02 - EL 1/24 Stater586 viewsca 625/0-522 BC. EL Hemihekte – Twenty-Fourth Stater (6mm, 0.65g). Head of seal left / Incuse square punch. EF. Phokaia (BC 600-522) B02 - EL 1/24 Stater583 viewsca 625/0-522 BC. EL 1/24 Stater (6mm, 0.66g). Head of seal left / Quadripartite incuse square. Good VF. Phokaia (BC 600-522) B13 - EL 1/24 Stater570 viewsca 625/0-522 BC. EL 1/24 Stater (0.66g, 6mm). Roaring head of lion left; to right, small seal upward / Incuse square punch. gVF. Extremely rare. Phokaia (BC 600-522) B02 - EL 1/24 Stater568 viewsca 625/0-522 BC. EL 1/24 Stater (6mm, 0.51g). Head of seal left / Incuse punch. Near VF. Phokaia (BC 600-522) B06? - EL 1/96 Stater562 viewsca 625-600 BC. EL 1/96 Stater (4mm, 0.13g). Head of a warrior left, wearing crested Corinthian helmet / Quadripartite incuse square. Good VF. Lee Coll. Phokaia (BC 600-522) EL 1/6 Stater561 viewsca 625/0-522 BC. EL Hekte (2.59g, 9mm). Mother seal swimming to left with a young swimming to right below, each with annulet above. / Rough incuse square. Apparently unpublished and unique, a wonderful coin with an incredibly charming obverse. Nearly extremely fine. The name Phokaia is derived from the Greek word Φωκάι, which translates as 'seals' and is still found, as a Greek loanword, in the modern Latinian languages today (fr. 'phoque', it./span./portug. 'foca'). Unsurprisingly, the lovely animals served as a badge on Phokaia's coins, most commonly in the form of a small seal below or behind a larger main type. The earliest coinage of the city, however, still retains the seal as main type: on the present example, we find one of the most charming renderings of animals in all of Archaic Greek coinage, in the form of a mother seal swimming to the left with her young heading to the right below. The fact that mother and child swim in opposite directions gives the scenery an enchanting playfulness that almost certainly derives from personal observation by the artist - perhaps he was watching the animals romping around the small islands in the bay before Phokaia? Phokaia (BC 477-388) B77 - EL 1/6 Stater 557 viewsca 477-388 BC. EL Hekte (2.53g). Head of young male left, with unruly hair; [small seal behind] / Quadripartite incuse square. Good VF, dark iridescent toning on obverse. Extremely rare, only three specimens recorded by Bodenstedt. Phokaia (BC 477-388) B70 - EL 1/6 Stater556 viewsca 478-387 BC. EL Hekte (2.58g, 10mm). Head of young male left, wearing Silenos mask on top of his head; to right, small seal downward / Quadripartite incuse. Toned, nEF. Ex Naughton Coll.; Ex Nomos, Winter-Spring (1/2004), item 28; Carr coll. The cataloguer notes: “This extraordinary obverse shows a young satyr who has just performed a satyr dance disguised as Silenus, an old satyr. He is clearly not a human dancer since he has an inner ear of his own. We know the dance has finished since he has raised his Silenus mask, which is of a bearded and bald satyr and placed on top of his head. (See SNR 52 pp.44-45 for additional information).” Phokaia (BC 387-326) B102 - EL 1/6 Stater552 viewsca 387-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.56g, 10mm). Laureate female head (Sappho), hair in sakkos; below, small seal / Quadripartite incuse square. Lightly toned and unusually well centered, gVF. Carr coll. Bodenstedt notes 36 examples of this emission. Most examples omit the small seal due to the strike not being well centered. The obverse portrait is thought to be that of the female Greek poet Sappho, a native of Lesbos. A similar female portrait is to be found on a rare and unpublished Stater of Lampsakos [see CNG Auc. 100 lot 74]. Phokaia (BC 600-522) B13 - EL 1/24 Stater551 viewsca 625/0-522 BC. EL 1/24 Stater (0.66g, 7mm). Head of roaring lion left; to right, small seal upward / Incuse square punch. gVF. Phokaia (BC 477-388) B87 - EL 1/6 Stater534 viewsca 450-400 BC. EL Hekte (2.54g, 10mm). Head of young satyr with ivy wreath left, beneath seal swimming / Irregular quadripartite incuse square punch. Rare. Good Very Fine. Phokaia (BC 521-478) B44 - EL 1/6 Stater530 viewsca 521-478 BC. EL Hekte (2.54g, 11mm). Helmeted head of Ares left; seal below / Quadripartite incuse square. EF. Rare. Phokaia (BC 477-388) B66 - EL 1/6 Stater468 viewsca 478-387 BC. EL Hekte (10mm, 2.59g). Bearded head of King Midas left, with donkey ear; to right, small seal downward / Quadripartite incuse square. aEF. Phokaia (BC 521-478) B47 - EL 1/6 Stater433 viewsca 521­-478 BC. EL Hekte - Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.54g). Round shield decorated with griffin springing left above seal left / Quadripartite incuse square. Good VF. Well centered. Extremely rare, apparently the third known. Phokaia (BC 477-388) B79 - EL 1/6 Stater421 viewsca 478­-387 BC. EL Hekte - Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.55g). Head of female left; behind neck, small seal downward / Incuse square punch. Good VF, a couple light marks on obverse, die break on reverse. Very rare, only two cited by Bodenstedt. Phokaia (BC 477-388) B82 - EL 1/6 Stater409 viewsca 478-387 BC. EL Hekte (2.53g, 11mm). Head of Hermes left, wearing petasos; seal behind / Quadripartite incuse square. EF. Phokaia (BC 600-522) B01 - EL 1/6 Stater408 viewsca 625/0-522 BC. EL Hekte (10mm, 2.56g). Seal left, head right; Θ below / Rough incuse square. VF, struck a bit off center. Extremely rare, only one example cited by Bodenstedt (in the Hermitage). Phokaia (BC 521-478) B30 - EL 1/6 Stater408 viewsca 521-478 BC. EL Hekte - Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.58g). Helmeted head left; below, small seal left / Quadripartite incuse square. Near EF. Well centered and struck. Phokaia (BC 387-326) B110 - EL 1/6 Stater405 viewsca 387-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.54g, 10mm). Head of Nymph facing left wearing taenia and earring; below, seal left / Quadripartite incuse square. VF. Carr coll. Very rare with Bodenstedt noting just 2 examples and only an additional 3 examples appearing in auctions before this sale. Unknown obverse die. Phokaia (BC 521-478) B44 - EL 1/6 Stater370 viewsca 521-478 (486) BC. EL Hekte (2.46g, 10.32mm, 3.67mm in profile). Head of bearded Ares left, wearing crested helmet [below, small seal right] / ‘Crisp’ quadripartite incuse square. EF. Carr coll. Only 7 examples known to Bodenstedt. None recorded in Coin Archives, acsearch records 18 examples. No die match to this coin. On the obverse, unlike most examples, there is no floral motif/decoration on the helmet. As to the reverse, this is the first coin of this emission to have a clear quadripartite incuse square - a very small number of examples have a very rough incuse square with internal divisions either crude or absent. This coin is part of Series 2 of Bodenstedt and he dates this emission to 486 BC. Phokaia (BC 521-478) B30 - EL 1/6 Stater356 viewsca 521-478 BC. EL Hekte - Sixth Stater (9.5mm, 2.56g). Helmeted head left; below, small seal left / Quadripartite incuse square. EF, lightly toned. Phokaia (BC 477-388) B- - EL 1/6 Stater349 viewsca 478-387 BC. EL Hekte (2.5g, 9mm). Head of female left, hair bound in sakkos, forepart of sphinx at crest and ornate headdress (kalathos?); below small seal left / Quadripartite incuse square. VF. Carr coll. Unknown to Bodenstedt, this is the 6th example to appear at auction. Phokaia (BC 477-388) B- - EL 1/6 Stater343 viewsca mid-late 5th century BC. EL Hekte (10mm, 2.54g). Helmeted and laureate head of Athena left / Quadripartite incuse square. EF. Extremely rare. Phokaia (BC 477-388) B85 - EL Hekte341 viewsca 477-388 BC. EL Hekte (2.55g, 10mm). Laureate head of young Pan left; seal to right / Quadripartite incuse square. VF. Carr coll. Bodenstedt notes just 2 examples. Phokaia (BC 600-522) B10 - EL 1/6 Stater339 viewsca 625/0-522 BC. EL Hekte (14mm, 2.62g). Horned head of cow left; to right, seal upwards / Quadripartite incuse square. VF. Ex Lanz 40 (5/1987), lot 274. Phokaia (BC 477-388) B88 - EL 1/6 Stater327 viewsca 478-387 BC. EL Hekte (2.54g). Head of Hera left, wearing kalathos; to right, small seal upward / Quadripartite incuse square. VF. Carr coll. Phokaia (BC 600-522) B02 - EL 1/6 Stater290 viewsca 625-522 BC. EL Hekte (8mm, 2.51g). Head of seal left, below small seal left / Incuse square punch. Phokaia (BC 521-478) B15 - EL 1/24 Stater289 viewsca 625/0-522 BC. EL 1/24 Stater (5mm, 0.66g). Helmeted head right; below, small seal right / Quadripartite incuse square. gVF. Phokaia (BC 521-478) B30 - EL 1/6 Stater280 viewsca 521-478 BC. EL Hekte - Sixth Stater (9mm, 2.61g). Helmeted head left; below, small seal left / Quadripartite incuse square. Good VF, lightly toned. Adams coll., purchased from HJ Berk, July 2001. Phokaia (BC 521-478) B30a - EL 1/6 Stater260 viewsca 521-478 BC. EL Hekte (11mm, 2.56g). Helmeted head left; below, small seal left / Quadripartite incuse square. gVF. Phokaia (BC 521-478) B33 - EL 1/6 Stater216 viewsca 521-478 BC. EL Hekte (10mm, 2.60g). Head of nymph left, wearing stephane and earring; to right, seal downward / Quadripartite incuse square. aVF. Very rare. Phokaia (BC 477-388) B74 - EL 1/6 Stater212 viewsca 521-478 BC. EL Hekte (2.57g, 10mm). Helmeted head of Athena left [below small seal, upwards] / Quadripartite incuse square. VF, usual edge cracks. Carr coll. Only 2 examples known to Bodenstedt, both in museums (Karlsruhe and Berlin). None recorded in CoinArchives, acsearch records 7 examples. Obverse die match to Bodenstedt “a.” Phokaia (BC 521-478) B30a - EL 1/6 Stater179 viewsca 521-478 BC. EL Hekte (9mm, 2.55g). Helmeted head left; below, seal left / Quadripartite incuse square. Good VF. Phokaia (BC 521-478) B43 - EL 1/6 Stater175 viewsca 521-478 BC. EL Hekte (10mm, 2.57g). Facing head of Silenos with wide, open eyes, broad beard and long mustache, seal left / Quadripartite incuse square punch. Typical compact flan. VF. Carr coll.; ex. Laurent F coll. sold through private sale by cgf.fr. 9 examples noted by Bodenstedt, 5 of which are in museums (Cambridge, London, Berlin, Karlsruhe [2]). A further 54 are known, from a variety of different dies. This example a die match only to Leu Auc. 13 (1975), lot 237. Phokaia (BC 600-522) B06 - EL 1/6 Stater170 viewsca 625/0-522 BC. EL Hekte – 1/6 Stater (9mm, 2.58 g). Helmeted head left; to right, seal upward / Quadripartite incuse square. Near EF, minor die wear on obverse. Extremely rare issue, the third known. N.T. Coll.; ex CNG 57 (4/2001), lot 491 (misattributed as Bodenstedt Em. 30). Phokaia (BC 521-478) B30a - EL 1/6 Stater134 viewsca 521-478 BC. EL Hekte - Sixth Stater (10.5mm, 2.63g). Helmeted head left; below, small seal left / Quadripartite incuse square. gVF, lightly toned. Well centered and struck.   179 coins on 2 page(s) 1 2