IONIA, Miletos. Circa 600-550 BC. EL Trite – Third Stater (12mm, 4.60 g). Lion reclining left, head reverted, within rectangular frame / Two square punches containing, respectively, a geometric and stellate design. Weidauer –; Elektron I 64; SNG von Aulock –; SNG Kayhan 442; BMC –; Boston MFA –; Pozzi 2464; Traité I 20. VF, toned. Rare.
IONIA, Phokaia. Circa 521-478 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (9.5mm, 2.57 g). Head of Athena right, wearing Corinthian helmet; to right, inverted seal upward / Quadripartite incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 32; SNG von Aulock –; Boston MFA 1906; BMC –. VF, some die rust, struck with worn and broken obverse die.
IONIA, Phokaia. Circa 521-478 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10.5mm, 2.55 g). Horned head of river god left; seal behind / Quadripartite incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 35; SNG von Aulock –; Boston MFA –; BMC 4; Kraay & Hirmer 597. VF, some die rust, obverse a little off center. Rare.
IONIA, Phokaia. Circa 625/0-522 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.61 g). Small head of griffin left; to right, small seal upward / Quadripartite incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 22.1; SNG von Aulock –; Boston MFA –; BMC –; Jameson 1510; Weber 6072 = Bement 1470. VF, minor die rust.
IONIA, Phokaia. Circa 521-478 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10.5mm, 2.53 g). Helmeted head left; below, small seal left / Quadripartite incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 30; cf. SNG von Aulock 2119 (fourrée); Boston MFA 1895; BMC 76–7. VF, struck with worn obverse die.
IONIA, Phokaia. Circa 478-387 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.53 g). Ram standing right, scratching head with right hind hoof; below, small seal left / Quadripartite incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 59; SNG von Aulock –; Boston MFA 1901; BMC –. Good VF, flan a little compact.
IONIA, Teos. Circa 500-450 BC. AR Tetartemorion (7mm, 0.26 g). Head of griffin right / Quadripartite incuse square. Matzke Group Ca3; Balcer Group XXXIII; SNG Copenhagen –. EF. Exceptional for issue.
IONIA, Teos. Circa 450-425 BC. AR Trihemiobol (11.5mm, 1.32 g). Griffin seated right, raising forepaw; T behind head; to right, head of griffin right / Quadripartite incuse square. Matzke Group Cb4; Balcer Group LXI; SNG Copenhagen –; Weber 6206. VF, some porosity.
IONIA, Uncertain. Circa 625-600 BC. EL Myshemihekte – Twenty-fourth Stater (6mm, 0.57 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Irregular surface / Rough incuse punch. Unpublished in the standard references. Fine.Ex G. Hirsch 266 (11 Feb 2010), lot 1718.
IONIA, Uncertain. Circa 600-550 BC. EL Myshemihekte – Twenty-fourth Stater (6mm, 0.57 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Head of ram left / Incuse square with pelleted cross. Cf. Weidauer 141–6 for incuse type, otherwise unpublished in the standard references. VF.
IONIA, Uncertain. Circa 600-550 BC. EL Myshemihekte – Twenty-fourth Stater (6mm, 0.55 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Stylized head of lion or serpent left / Volute within incuse. Cf. CNG E-314, lot 142 for hemihekte, otherwise unpublished in the standard references. VF.
ISLANDS off IONIA, Chios. Circa 400-380 BC. AR Drachm (13.5mm, 3.27 g). Sphinx seated left; to left, grape bunch above amphora; monogram to right; all set on circular convex field / Quadripartite incuse square. Mavrogordato 42–3 var. (monogram); HGC 6, 1124. VF, granular surfaces.
KINGS of LYDIA. Alyattes. Circa 620/10-564/53 BC. EL Trite – Third Stater (13mm, 4.67 g). Sardes mint. Head of roaring lion left, "sun" on forehead; [WALWEL (in Lydian) on left] / Two square punches. Weidauer Group XVII, 93–4 and 96; Traité –; SNG Kayhan –; SNG von Aulock –. VF, struck with worn obverse die.
KINGS of LYDIA. temp. Alyattes – Kroisos. Circa 620/10-550/39 BC. EL Trite – Third Stater (12mm, 4.70 g). Sardes mint. Head of roaring lion right, sun with multiple rays on forehead / Two incuse squares. Weidauer Group XVI, 86–9; Traité I 44; SNG Kayhan 1013; SNG von Aulock 2868–9. VF, banker's mark on cheek.