Interesting Type

445, Lot: 174. Estimate $400. Sold for $4240. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

IONIA, Uncertain. Circa 625-600 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (9.5mm, 2.18 g). Uncertain standard. Stellate pattern in center of large pentagram / Incuse square. Unpublished in the standard references. VF. Extremely rare.

From a European collection formed prior to the First World War.

The weight of this piece is closest to the Lydo-Milesian standard, with a theoretical hekte weight of 2.33 grams, but is likely too light, even considering the amount of wear that is present.