Phokaia (BC 521-478) B23 - EL 1/6 Stater

ca 520-500 BC. EL 1/6 Stater - Hekte (2.55g). Female head facing left, wearing diadem, earring and necklace with lion-head pendant; behind, seal swimming downwards / Four-part incuse square. Utterly magnificent archaic female head. An exceptional work of Greek archaic art. Mint State.

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City/Mint name:	Phokaia EL
Keywords:	electrum / archaic
References:	Bodenstedt 23 (c/Î´)
Valuation:	Gemini Auc. VI (1/2010), lot 174 ($26,000 + comm)
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Date added:	Jan 23, 2010
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