Ionia Uncertain (BC 650-600) EL Stater

ca 650-600 BC. EL Stater (14.32g). Milesian standard. Striated type. Flattened striated surface / Two rough incuse punches separated by a cleft. VF. Extremely rare, one of seven known staters of this type. Struck from the same cleft as the following hemistater (lot 271), and the hemistaters in CNG 69, lot 421, and CNG 67, lot 702.

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Filename:	700270.jpg
City/Mint name:	Ionia Uncertain
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Keywords:	electrum / archaic
References:	Cf. Weidauer 5 (trite); Traite I 16 = BMC Ionia 1 (Miletos; same cleft); Triton VIII, 430-431; Triton VII, 242; CNG 69, 420 (same cleft and punches); CNG 67, 701 (same cleft); cf. Rosen Collection (MuM 72), 1 (horizontal striations)
Valuation:	CNG Auc. 70 (9/2005), lot 270 ($24,000 + comm)
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Date added:	Oct 08, 2005
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