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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ed Snible, post: 3218481, member: 82322&quot;]Doug, great example from Phokaia to start this thread!&nbsp; I saw that specimen in Philadelphia and had a strong reaction to it.&nbsp; Your photo of it is wonderful.&nbsp; Why are we keeping a secret of the dealer&#039;s name?</p><p><br /></p><p>The example I chose was also from Phokaia.&nbsp; Everyone who has seen this example in hand had a strong reaction.&nbsp; Unfortunately in photos it looks really, really poor.&nbsp; Perhaps I am not lighting it correctly?&nbsp; Or perhaps it is truly poor, but the human eye cannot see the roughness of the surface.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]837388[/ATTACH] </p><p>IONIA, Phokaia, AR Tetartmorion, 0.17g (1/96th stater or hemitetartemorion?), 4.5 x 6mm</p><p>Obv: Female head left, wearing helmet or close fitting cap</p><p>Rev: Incuse square</p><p>Rosen 598; cf. CNG e-auction 286 <a href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=217872" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=217872" rel="nofollow">#110</a></p><p><br /></p><p>I wish I could see the CNG specimen in person for comparison.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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