Sale: CNG 69, Lot: 421. Closing Date: Jun 08, 2005. IONIA, Uncertain. Circa 650-600 BC. EL Hemistater (7.16 gm). Milesian standard. Striated type. BID Estimate $3000 IONIA, Uncertain. Circa 650-600 BC. EL Hemistater (7.16 gm). Milesian standard. Striated type. Flattened striated surface / Two rough incuse punches separated by a cleft. Cf. Weidauer 5 (trite); cf. Traité I 16 = BMC Ionia 1 (Miletos; stater; same cleft); Triton VIII, 432; CNG 67, 702 (same punches and cleft). Good VF, small scuff on reverse. Extremely rare, one of five known hemistaters of this type. ($3000) Struck from the same cleft as the stater offered above (lot 420), and the stater in CNG 67, lot 701. Also struck from the same punches as the third stater offered below (lot 422). Copyright © CNG 2002 High bid of $6000, $6900 including 15% buyers fee, or approximately €4860, £3300, C$7500, A$7800, on June 8, 2005. Used by permission of CNG, www.cngcoins.com