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EL 421. Phokaia. Circa 477-388 BC. EL Hekte (2.51 gm). Wreathed head of Dionysos left / Quadripartite incuse. Bodenstedt 89 (c/-); McClean 8253. VF, well centered. ($300)
428. Uncertain. Circa 650 BC. EL Hekte (2.20 gm). Period of the Artemision Find. Smooth surfaced globule / Two incuse punches. Cf. SNG v o n Aulock 7762/7763 (third a n d twelfth staters). EF, very little wear. Rare. ($750)
422. Phokaia. Circa 387-326 BC. EL Hekte (2.53 gm). Laureate female head left; her hair in sakkos / Quadripartite incuse square. Bodenstedt 102 (e/ß); Boston MFA 1920. Good VF. ($400)
Unique Electrum Stater
423. Phygela. Circa 4th Century BC. AR Hemiobol (0.32 gm). Threequarter facing h e a d of Artemis Munychia, slightly left / Bull charging left, p a l m behind. SNG C o p e n h a g e n -; SNG von Aulock -. Toned VF. Unpublished denomination for this city. ($150)
429. IONIA, or Uncertain Western Asia Minor. Circa 650-600 BC. EL Milesian Stater (13.92 gm). Geometric design consisting of an irregular square bisected b y crossing lines / Three incuse punches; 1) square with bisecting lions, pellet in each quadrant, 2) alternating s a w tooth pattern, 3) square bisected into 8 triangular compartments. VF. Unpublished and Unique! ($15,000) Recently a small hoard of the lower denominations of this rare series has appeared on the market (see the following lot for the corresponding Third Stater). To the best of our knowledge, this is the only stater to have been found in the hoard.
424. Phygela. Lot of 13 JE 7-8mm׳s. Circa 4th Century BC. Threeq u a r t e r facing h e a d of Artemis M u n y c h i a / Butting bull. SNG C o p e n h a g e n -; SNG v o n Aulock -; SNG Munich -; BMC Ionia -. Average F-VF. Unpublished in this size? Thirteen (13) coins in lot. ($300) EL 430. IONIA, or Uncertain Western Asia Minor. Circa 650-600 BC. EL Milesian Trite (Third Stater) (4.62 gm). Geometric design consisting of an irregular square bisected by crossing lines / Incuse rectangle divided into 12 smaller compartments, the two largest of w h i c h contain pellets. M ü n z e n u n d Medaillen Auktion 72 (6 October 1987), lot 12 (same dies); cf. Traité pl. 1, 4 (hekte); cf. Svoronos pl. 16, 8 (hekte). Good VF. Rare. ($2000)
425. Priene. Circa 290-270 BC. AR Dioboi (1.59 gm). Helmeted head of Athena left / Trident within circular m a e a n d e r pattern. SNG C o p e n h a g e n 1082 var.; cf. SNG v o n Aulock 2153 (Tetrobol). Lightly toned, nice VF. ($150)
EL 431. Uncertain. Circa 650-550 BC. EL 1/24 Stater (0.55 gm). Facing lion's head / Incuse. Rosen 370; SNG v o n Aulock 1802. VF. ($200)
426. Teos. Circa 540-520 BC. AR Stater (11.93 gm). Griffin with curled wings seated right, forepaw raised / Quadripartite incuse square. Balcer 7 (A7/P10?); SNG v o n Aulock 2251-2252. Lightly toned, nice VF. ($750)
Unpublished "Scarab ״Trite
Period of the Artemision Find EL 432. Uncertain. Circa 6th Century BC. EL Trite (4.57 gm). Scarab beetie? / Two incuse punches; rectangular p u n c h with an Ν and .׳.. Unpublished. VF. ($500)
427. Uncertain. Circa 650 BC. EL Trite (Third Stater) (4.11 gm). Smooth convex globule / Two incuse punches. SNG von Aulock 7762. VF. Rare. ($1500) 50