Sale: CNG 69, Lot: 420. Closing Date: Jun 08, 
2005. IONIA, Uncertain. Circa 650-600 BC. EL 
Stater (14.41 gm). Milesian standard. Striated 
type. BID Estimate $10000  

IONIA, Uncertain. Circa 650-600 BC. EL Stater 
(14.41 gm). Milesian standard. Striated type. 
Flattened striated surface / Two rough incuse 
punches separated by a cleft. Cf. Weidauer 5 
(trite); Traité I 16 = BMC Ionia 1 (Miletos; same 
cleft); Triton VIII, 430-431; Triton VII, 242; CNG 
67, 701 (same cleft); cf. Rosen Collection (MuM 
72), 1 (horizontal striations). Good VF. Extremely 
rare, one of seven known staters of this type. 
($10,000)

Struck from the same cleft as the hemistater 
offered below (lot 421), and the hemistater in CNG 
67, lot 702.

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High bid of $19000, $21850 including 15% buyers fee, or approximately €15390, £10450, C$23750, A$24700, on June 8, 2005.

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