IONIA, Phokaia. Circa 478-387 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.53 g). NGC AU, 5/5, 3/5, Fine Style, scuff.

CNG Feature Auction 124
Lot: 199. Estimated: $ 2 500

Greek, Electrum

Sold For $ 6 000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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IONIA, Phokaia. Circa 478-387 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.53 g). Bearded head of Silenos facing, wearing ivy wreath; to left, small seal upward / Quadripartite incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 67.3, dies a/α (this coin, illustrated on pl. 47, obv. enlarged on pl. 7). In NGC encapsulation 4936354-013, graded AU, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 3/5, Fine Style, scuff.

Ex New York Sale XL (12 January 2017), lot 1006; Prospero Collection (New York Sale XXVII, 4 January 2012), lot 521; Nelson Bunker Hunt Collection (Part II, Sotheby’s New York, 21 June 1990), lot 502; Numismatic Fine Arts V (23 February 1978), lot 158; Kastner 4 (27 November 1973), lot 125.


The final winners of all CNG Feature Auction 124 lots will be determined during the live online sale that will be held on 19-20 September 2023. This lot is in Session One, which will begin 19 September at 9 AM ET.

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