Sale: Triton XII, Lot: 292. Estimate $5000.  Closing Date: Monday, 5 January 2009.  Sold For $7250. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

IONIA, Miletos. Circa 600-550 BC. EL Stater (14.02 g). Lion reclining left, head reverted, within rectangular frame divided into smaller rectangular compartments / Central oblong punch, containing three pellets connected in Λ shape, two parallel lines, and a fox standing left; flanked by two square punches containing, respectively, a stellate pattern and a stag’s head left. Weidauer 126 var. (designs in incuses); Traité I 19 = C. Greenwell, “On some Rare Greek Coins” in NC 1897, pl. XI, 17; SNG von Aulock -; SNG Kayhan 440-1 var. (same); SNG Copenhagen -; BMC 3 var. (obv. type right). Good VF, die break on obverse.

Ex Gemini I (11 January 2005), lot 165.