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Lot
# 199 - Auction is closed.Estimate: US$500
/ Price Realized: US$350
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Ionia, Uncertain Mint. EL 1/48 Milesian standard stater
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Ionia, Uncertain Mint. c. 550 BC. EL 1/48 Milesian standard stater, 0.22gg. (6h). Obv: Bee or wasp with open wings. Rx: Pellet between two crescents or horns; all within shallow incuse. Unpublished in standard references; apparently unique. While this coin is virtually no bigger than a grain of rice, it is struck in relatively high relief from a slightly worn obverse die and a very sharp reverse die. VF/EF.
Ex Philip T. Ashton Collection.
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