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Research Coins: Feature Auction

 
Sale: CNG 79, Lot: 349. Estimate $1500. 
Closing Date: Wednesday, 17 September 2008. 
Sold For $1210. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

IONIA, Teos. Circa 510-475 BC. AR Stater (11.98 g). Griffin seated right, raising foreleg; M E below, flanking other foreleg / Quadripartite incuse square. Balcer group IV corr. (A12/P16); SNG von Aulock -; SNG Copenhagen -; Traité I 500. Good VF, lightly toned, tiny metal flaw on knee of griffin. Well centered and struck.


Balcer failed to note the M on the obverses of his group IV staters (although it is clearly visible on his example 12b = Traité I 500).