Phokaia (BC 600-522) B02 - EL 1/48 Stater

ca 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"

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Filename:	88000347.jpg
City/Mint name:	Phokaia EL
Keywords:	electrum / archaic
References:	Bodenstedt E2 (unlisted dies); SNG Copenhagen -; SNG von Aulock -
Valuation:	CNG Auc. 88 (9/2011), lot 347 ($1,600 + comm)
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