PHOCAEA ELECTRUM HECTE – ISSUE WITH ARCHAIC HEAD OF ATHENA – CHOICE AU NGC GRADED GREEK IONIA COIN (Inv. 19989)

$3,250.00

19989. IONIA. PHOCAEA. Ca. 521–478 BC.
Electrum Hecte, 2.53 g, 10 mm.
Obv. Head of Athena in Archaic style left, Corinthian helmet pulled back over the head. Rev. Quadripartite incuse square.
Bodenstedt 41.
Ex Heritage Auctions 3049, 9/8/2016, lot 30144.
NGC graded CHOICE AU, Strike 4/5, Surface 5/5, of particularly refined Archaic style and struck with a fresh obverse die with exceptional detail.