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ID:     90010106
     [UNVERIFIED]
Type:     Greek
Region:     IONIA
City:     Phocaea
Metal:     Bronze
Denomination:     EL Hekte
Struck / Cast:     struck
Date Struck:     BC Circa 521-478
Weight:     2.61 g
Obverse Description:     Helmeted male head to left, with frontal eye and tendril ornament on bowl of helmet; below, seal swimming to left
Reverse Legend:     Rough quadripartite incuse square
Primary Reference:     Bodenstedt 50
Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group
Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=138670
Grade:     Nearly extremely fine
Notes:     Sale: Nomos 1, Lot: 106 Very rare. Nicely centered and attractive This helmeted head, which must be that of a hero-warrior, is struck in high relief and is quite monumental in a subdued way. The whole idea of using just a helmeted head with no individuality as a type is quite interesting; that there is a head inside the helmet is clear from the eye that peeks out above the side piece