UNCERTAIN MINT ELECTRUM HECTE – EARLY SCARAB ISSUE – AU NGC GRADED GREEK IONIA COIN (Inv. 19683)

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19683. IONIA, UNCERTAIN MINT. Ca. 650–600 BC.
Electrum Hecte, 2.25 g, 10 mm.
Obv. Uncertain type, possibly a scarab beetle. Rev. Bipartite incuse punch.
K. Konuk and C. Lorber, White Gold: Revealing the World’s Earliest Coins, 36 = Linzalone 1110 (trite, described as a ram); SNG Kayhan 673.
NGC graded AU, Strike 4/5, Surface 4/5, here the eyes are quite distinct and on the sides of the design there are elongated features that recall the insect’s legs.