Details
LOT 2705
Ionia, Uncertain Mint EL 1/48 Stater. Circa 600-550 BC.
Crab(?) / Incuse square with irregular lines within. Weidauer -; Elektron -; cf. Rosen 81 and 346-7 (1/6 and 1/96); cf. Traité I 114 = BMC 26 (1/96); SNG Kayhan -; SNG von Aulock -; Weber -. For another similar specimen cf. TimeLine Auctions 160, 2935. Near Very Fine.(0.37gr, 5mm.).
Provenance
Acquired in London in 2011.
Private collection, Switzerland.
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