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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Gam3rBlake, post: 8136946, member: 115909&quot;]A couple of weeks ago I shared my Ionian 1/24th gold stater dated between 650-600BC with you guys.</p><p><br /></p><p>That coin arrived from HA a few days ago and I absolutely loved how it looked in hand.</p><p><br /></p><p>Well today I had an opportunity to pick up some similar coins at a reasonable price.</p><p><br /></p><p>Allow me to introduce the 1/12th and 1/6th staters that I won today! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1418006[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1418007[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>IONIA. Uncertain mint. Ca. 650-600 BC. EL 1/12 stater or hemihecte (8mm, 1.12 gm). NGC XF 4/5 - 3/5.</b> Lydo-Milesian standard. Uncertain design / Incuse square punch with irregular interior surfaces. SNG Kayhan 687.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1418008[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1418009[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>IONIA. Uncertain mint. Ca. 600-550 BC. EL sixth-stater or hecte (10mm, 2.34 gm). NGC VG 3/5 - 4/5.</b> Lydo-Milesian standard. Head of lion or seal left, pellet or sun on forehead / Two incuse square punches, side by side, with irregular geometric interior surfaces. Weidauer -. cf. Linzalone 1108 (Phocaea, seal, hecte).</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Now I have the 1/24th stater, 1/12th stater, and 1/6th stater!</p><p>I&#039;m just missing the 1/3 stater and 1 stater as well as the 1/96th and 1/48th stater.</p><p><br /></p><p>My goal one day is to try to collect all of them (although the 1 stater is unlikely) so I can have a 600BC Ionian gold type set! ^_^</p><p><br /></p><p>The 1/6th stater is pretty worn down in VG condition but I don&#039;t mind since the designs are difficult to see even in AU condition and for the price I got it I can&#039;t complain about anything. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie7" alt=":p" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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