IONIA, Miletos. Before 575 BC. EL Stater (14.01 gm). Lion reclining right, 
      head reverted, within rectangular frame divided into smaller rectangular 
      compartments / Central oblong punch containing a running fox and three 
      pellets; square punch below containing stellate pattern; square punch 
      above containing N pattern. Traité pl. i, 17 (slightly different reverse 
      punches). VF, irregular flan. Extremely rare. The right facing lion type 
      is much rarer than the left facing lion type. ($2000) Ex Classical 
      Numismatic Group Auction 45 (18 March 1998), lot 424. A highly unusual 
      flan that was made by incomplete melting of a 1/3 stater flan and a 2/3 
      stater flan. Fascinating.


Triton V Sale, 16 Jan 2002, lot 1427.
 
 Lot sold for $2600, plus buyers fees.

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