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Sale: Triton VIII, Lot: 422. Closing Date: Jan 
10, 2005. IONIA, Phokaia. Late 6th-5th century 
BC. AR Hemidrachm (1.56 gm, 12h). Estimate $300 
Sold For $300 

IONIA, Phokaia. Late 6th-5th century BC. AR 
Hemidrachm (1.56 gm, 12h). Head of griffin left / 
Quadripartite incuse square. BMC Ionia pg. 215, 
82; SNG Copenhagen -; SNG von Aulock 2116 var. 
(seal behind griffin); SNG Kayhan 514. EF. ($300)

Similar pieces with a seal behind the griffin's 
head are clearly Phokaian (as von Aulock 2116). 
Coins without the seal are possibly from Teos, 
where this coin would be a diobol.

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