ca 650-600 BC. EL Stater (14.52g). Milesian standard. Striated type. Flattened striated surface / Two rough incuse punches separated by a cleft. Good VF. Extremely rare, one of seven known staters of this type.
Cf. Weidauer 5 (trite); Traite pl. I, 12 = BMC Ionia p. 183, 1; Triton VII (1/2004), lot 242; CNG 67 (9/2004), lot 701; cf. Rosen (M�nzen und Medaillen 72, 10/1987), lot 1 (horizontal striations)
Valuation:
CNG Triton VIII (1/2005), lot 430 ($20,000 + comm)