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Coin ID #6798

Phokaia (BC 477-388) B94 - EL 1/6 Stater

ca 400-380 BC. EL 1/6 Stater - Hekte (2.55g). Female head facing left, wearing hair-net and earring; behind, seal swimming downwards / Four-part incuse square. Extremely beautiful femle head. EF.

The female head appears to imitate the Syracusan decadrachms of the engraver Kimon, but without slavishly copying his work.

File information
Filename:image00194~0.jpg
City/Mint name:Phokaia EL
Rating (1 votes):55555
Keywords:electrum / classical
References:Bodenstedt 94; Boston Supp. 176; SNG von Aulock 2130
Valuation:Gemini Auc. VI (1/2010), lot 194 ($2,400 + comm)
Photo courtesy of:Gemini, LLC - www.geminiauction.com
Filesize:89 KiB
Date added:Jan 23, 2010
Dimensions:600 x 300 pixels
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