IONIA, Erythrai. Circa 550-500 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.62 g). Head of Herakles left, wearing lion skin; the lion skin has three rays emanating from its forehead / Quadripartite incuse square. Cf. SNG Kayhan 737–8 var. (without rays); cf. SNG von Aulock 1942 var. (same); SNG Copenhagen –; cf. Boston MFA 1806–7 var. (same). Good VF.An interesting variety of this type with the lion skin having three rays emanating from its forehead, much like the earlier electrum coinage issued by the Lydian kings (see CNG eAuction 324, lot 139 for an example).
IONIA, Erythrai. Circa 550-500 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.51 g). Head of Herakles left, wearing lion skin; the lion skin has three rays emanating from its forehead / Quadripartite incuse square. Cf. SNG Kayhan 737–8 var. (without rays); cf. SNG von Aulock 1942 var. (same); SNG Copenhagen –; cf. Boston MFA 1806–7 var. (same). VF.An interesting variety of this type with the lion skin having three rays emanating from its forehead, much like the earlier electrum coinage issued by the Lydian kings (see CNG eAuction 324, lot 139 for an example).
IONIA, Erythrai. Circa 550-500 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.56 g). Head of Herakles left, wearing lion skin; the lion skin has three rays emanating from its forehead (barely visible on this specimen) / Quadripartite incuse square. Cf. SNG Kayhan 737–8 var. (without rays); cf. SNG von Aulock 1942 var. (same); SNG Copenhagen –; cf. Boston MFA 1806–7 var. (same). Good VF.An interesting variety of this type with the lion skin having three rays emanating from its forehead, much like the earlier electrum coinage issued by the Lydian kings (see CNG eAuction 324, lot 139 for an example).
IONIA, Erythrai. Circa 550-500 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.57 g). Head of Herakles left, wearing lion skin; the lion skin has four rays emanating from its forehead / Quadripartite incuse square. Cf. SNG Kayhan 737–8 var. (without rays); cf. SNG von Aulock 1942 var. (same); SNG Copenhagen –; cf. Boston MFA 1806–7 var. (same). VF, struck slighly off center.A sub-variety of the previous type with four rays, instead of three, emanating from the lion skin.
IONIA, Phokaia. Circa 521-478 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (11mm, 2.55 g). Head of ram left; below, small seal left / Quadripartite incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 37. VF.
IONIA, Phokaia. Circa 478-387 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.54 g). Forepart of bull left; above, small seal right / Quadripartite incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 58. VF. Well centered for issue.
IONIA, Phokaia. Circa 478-387 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.51 g). Head of young male left, wearing tainia; to right, small seal downward / Quadripartite incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 63. VF.
IONIA, Phokaia. Circa 478-387 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (11mm, 2.55 g). Head of Pan(?) left; behind, seal downward / Quadripartite incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 75. VF. Well centered. Very rare, only two cited by Bodenstedt (both in museums–Bibliothèque Nationale and ANS), and only five in CoinArchives.
IONIA, Phokaia. Circa 478-387 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.56 g). Head of female left; below, small seal left / Quadripartite incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 78. VF.
IONIA, Phokaia. Circa 478-387 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.55 g). Head of Hermes left, wearing petasos; to right, small seal downward / Quadripartite incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 82. VF.
IONIA, Phokaia. Circa 478-387 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (11mm, 2.55 g). Bearded head of Herakles left, wearing lion skin; [small dolphin left at base of neck] / Quadripartite incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 80. VF.
IONIA, Phokaia. Circa 478-387 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (9mm, 2.54 g). Head of Hera left, wearing kalathos; to right, small seal upward / Quadripartite incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 88. VF.
IONIA, Phokaia. Circa 478-387 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.58 g). Wreathed head of Dionysos left; behind, small seal downward / Quadripartite incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 89. VF. Well centered.
IONIA, Phokaia. Circa 478-387 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.54 g). Helmeted head of Athena left; to right, small seal downward / Quadripartite incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 91. VF.
IONIA, Phokaia. Circa 478-387 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.52 g). Head of nymph left, hair in sakkos; behind, small seal left / Quadripartite incuse square. Bodenstedt Em. 94. VF.