Twenty-Fourth Electrum Stater
Miletus, Ionia: 650-600 BCE. Milesian standard 24th stater (full staters of Milatos were roughly 14 grams). Flattened striated surface with an incuse square punch, 5.81mm, 0.60 grams. Electrum (elektron in greek) is an alloy of gold and silver from natural ore found in nugget form in many rivers in Lydia and Ionia. While there's little archaeological evidence to provide a concise chronology of early greek coinage, this coin is among the first coins ever minted. Linzalone 1039; SNG Kayhan 682; Traité I 14-5 Cf. Weidauer 9. Item #998
Price: $3,000.00
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