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18 May 2010
Widder Hotel, Zürich
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Estimate: 5000 CHF
Hammer Price:  8000 CHF
Lot 110

IONIA, Phokaia. Circa 521-478 BC. Hekte (Electrum, 2.59 g), Circa 480-450. Forepart of rooster to left; above, seal swimming to left. Rev. Irregular incuse square. Bodenstedt 40. Extremely rare, one of three examples known. Sharply struck in high relief, an exceptional example, extremely fine.


The rooster that appears on this coin symbolizes the sunrise - as on the well-known contemporary issues of Himera in Sicily.

Online bidding closes: 18 May 2010, 09:00:00 CEST Current Date & Time: 25 Sep 2025, 21:18:52 CEST Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:8000 CHF
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