Phokaia (BC 477-388) B53 - EL 1/6 Stater

ca 450 BC. EL 1/6 Stater - Hekte (2.56g). Head of a lion (or lioness) facing; to left, seal swimming downwards / 'Window' incuse. Choice EF.

The obverse image is borrowed from the coinage of the Bruttian city Rhegion.

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Filename:	image00182.jpg
City/Mint name:	Phokaia EL
Keywords:	electrum / archaic
References:	Bodenstedt 53 (b/Î²)
Valuation:	Gemini Auc. VI (1/2010), lot 182 ($3,250 + comm)
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Filesize:	75 KiB
Date added:	Jan 23, 2010
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