Ancient Coins

Ancient Coins, Greek, Ionia, Erythrai (c.550-500 BC), electrum hekte, head of young Herakles facing l., wearing a lion’s skin, rev. quadripartite incuse punch, roughly divided, wt. 2.57gms. (SNG. Kayhan 737-8; SNG. von Aulock 1942; cf. Boston 1806-7), in an unusually good state of preservation, extremely fine *ex Spink Numismatic Circular, December 2008, vol CXVI, no.6, item GK2612