CNG 103, Lot: 270. Estimate $750. Sold for $1200. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

IONIA, Phokaia. Circa 478-387 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10.5mm, 2.53 g). Facing scalp of lion; to left, small seal downward / Quadripartite incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 53. Good VF, lightly toned, a few cleaning scratches. Very rare, only six cited by Bodenstedt and two in CoinArchives.