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271. IONIA, Phokaia. Circa 521-478 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10.5mm, 2.55 g). Forepart of lion left, devouring prey; above, small seal left / Quadripartite incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 36; SNG von Aulock –; Boston MFA –; BMC 21; de Luynes 2646. EF. Well centered and struck. ($1000) 272. IONIA, Phokaia. Circa 521-478 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.55 g). Bearded head left, wearing crested helmet decorated with floral motif; below, small seal right / Quadripartite incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 44; SNG von Aulock –; Boston MFA –; BMC –; de Luynes 2643; Pozzi 2505. EF. ($1000)
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273. IONIA, Phokaia. Circa 478-387 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (9.5mm, 2.56 g). Bearded head left, wearing satrapal cap; [to right, small seal downward] / Quadripartite incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 65; SNG von Aulock –; Boston MFA –; BMC –. Good VF, lightly toned. Extremely rare, only the s’Gravenhage piece noted by Bodenstedt, only this piece in CoinArchives. ($1000) From the MM Collection. Ex Triton XIX (5 January 2016), lot 222.
274. IONIA, Phokaia. Circa 478-387 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (9.5mm, 2.54 g). Bearded head of Hephaistos left, wearing cap; to right, small seal downward / Quadripartite incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 69; SNG von Aulock –; Boston MFA 1910; BMC 32; Traité II 2100; SNG Berry 1085. Good VF, toned. Very rare, only four noted by Bodenstedt, eight in CoinArchives. ($750) From the MM Collection. Ex Triton XIX (5 January 2016), lot 224.
275 276 275. IONIA, Phokaia. Circa 478-387 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.53 g). Head of nymph left, hair in sakkos; to right, small seal upward / Quadripartite incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 71; SNG von Aulock –; Boston MFA –; BMC 66; Triton XIX, lot 226. EF, lightly toned. Extremely rare, only the BMC piece noted by Bodenstedt, only one in CoinArchives. ($1000) 276. IONIA, Phokaia. Circa 478-387 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10.5mm, 2.53 g). Head of Pan left; [to right, small seal downward] / Quadripartite incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 73; SNG von Aulock 7950; Boston MFA –; BMC –. EF, lightly toned. Very rare, only three cited by Bodenstedt, seven in CoinArchives. ($1000)
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