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Coin ID #12485

Chios (BC 550-­525) EL Hekte

ca 550-­525 BC. EL Hekte (2.28g). Sphinx seated right, vine tendril on top of head / Double incuse punch. Of the highest rarity. Well struck and centered and good very fine. Ex NAC 18 (2000), 225.

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Filename:664.jpg
City/Mint name:Chios
Keywords:archaic / electrum
References:Baldwin, Chios –, cf. pl. 1, 1; N. Hardwick, Proceedings XI International Congress of Numismatics, vol. I, pp. 211­-222 and pl. XIII, 1
Valuation:NAC Auc. 84 (5/2015), lot 664 [2,000 CHF + comm.]
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Date added:May 23, 2015
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