Ionia, Phokaia; AR Diobol; female head/incuse
100,00 €
Description
Ionia, Phokaia, 510 – 490 BC. AR Diobol. Archaic female head left, hair in sakkos, wearing necklace and earring / Quadripartite incuse square.
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | AR10 |
| Weight [g]: | 1,32 |
| Grade: | VF/VF |
| Attribution: | Klein, KM 453; H. A. Cahn, Ionische Damen, Studies Price 61 und Tf. 15, 7 |
| Commentary: | greyish patina, good centering on big flan, good details |
Historical Context
After the defeat by Persian in 546 BC most Phokaians abandoned their city, which nevertheles continued.



