14C042
IONIA, EARLY ELECTRUM COINAGE
El Trite (4.54gm) c. 650-600 B.C.

Irregular surface / Rectangular incuse. Cf. SNG von Aulock 7761 (two square incuses).

Very Rare. Typeless electrum coins with an irregular surface, resembling natural nuggets of metal, are thought to represent the very earliest coins of the Greek world.

Catalogue XIV

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