Phokaia (BC 600-522) EL 1/6 Stater

ca 500 BC. EL Hekte (2.59g, 10mm). Pantherâ€™s head facing, small seal to right above / Irregular quadripartite incuse square punch. Extremely rare - the second recorded example. EF.

The small seal above the head was off the flan in Copenhagen, missed by MÃ¼nzen und Medaillen and the type was not known to Bodenstedt.

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Filename:	563327.jpg
City/Mint name:	Phokaia EL
Keywords:	electrum / archaic
References:	Rosen collection, MÃ¼nzen und Medaillen 72, 1987, 75 = Rosen 312 = ATEC 339 (these dies); Bodenstedt -
Valuation:	Roma Auc. 3 (3/2012), lot 207 (unsold)
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