IONIA. Ephesos. Circa 650-600 BC. Hekte or 1/6 Stater (Electrum, 9 mm, 2.27 g), Lydo-Milesian standard. Bee viewed from above. Rev. Incuse punch composed of two incuse squares with irregular indentations, separated by low convex vertical line. BMC -. BMFA -. CNG 102 (2016), 444 ( same dies ). Karwiese II.1, Type 2, 3 ( same dies ). Linzalone -. Pozzi -. Rosen -. SNG Kayhan -. SNG von Aulock -. Weidauer -. Struck from deteriorated dies, otherwise, very fine.

From a European collection, formed before 2005.

This piece demonstrates that the minting of tritai and hektai occurred simultaneously, as evidenced by the identical progressive die wear found in both denominations.