| Heritage World Coin Auctions > NYINC Signature Sale 3113 | Auction date: 8 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 30043 Price realized: 2,000 USD (Approx. 1,823 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: Ancients IONIA. Uncertain mint. Ca. 600-550 BC. EL sixth-stater or hecte (11mm, 2.23 gm). NGC AU 4/5 - 5/5. Lydo-Milesian standard. Conjoined heads of two lions facing downward / Two incuse squares punches, side-by-side, with horseshoe pattern. Linzalone 1067. Rosen -. SNG Kayhan II, 1539. Traité -. Weidauer -. A charming and well-executed example of this attractive archaic issue. Gorgeous toning with a splash of blue-violet. From the Wetmore Collection of Gold and Electrum. Ex Harlan Berk, Buy or Bid Sale 132 (14 May 2003), lot 1 (Uncertain Lydian Mint). In the grand tapestry of numismatic history, the archaic coins from the Ionian city-states, situated on Asia Minor's western coast, command a significant role as some of the earliest examples of coinage in the western world. Dating from the mid-sixth to the fifth century BC, these coins represented a key milestone in the development of trade, economy, and art. https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/greek/ancients-ionia-uncertain-mint-ca-600-550-bc-el-sixth-stater-or-hecte-11mm-223-gm-ngc-au-4-5-5-5/a/3113-30043.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3113-01082024 HID02906262019 © 2023 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved Estimate: 3000-4000 USD |  |
