Ancient Electrum Ionian NGC Choice XF and VF 4-Coin Set

A Set Any Museum Would Be Proud To Have – FOUR Extremely Rare Electrum Coins from Ionia, The Birthplace of Coins!

Imagine holding in your hands one of the very first coins ever to exist! This set includes four ancient coins from Ionia, starting with an amazing piece from 650-600 B.C. – one of the world’s first coins! The set then continues with three other electrum coins struck in and around Ionia over the next 200 years.

All come graded by the Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) as being Choice Extremely Fine (Ch XF), Choice About Uncirculated (Ch AU) or Choice Very Fine (Ch VF) condition.

The coins in your collection include:

• c. 650-600 B.C. Electrum One-Twelfth Stater of Ionia - Strike 5/5 Surface 3/5 - Less than 10 known - NGC Ch XF
• c. 600-550 B.C. Electrum Twenty-Fourth Stater of Kyzikos, Mysia - Strike 4/5 Surface 4/5 - Less than 20 known - NGC Ch AU
• c. 550-450 B.C. Electrum Hekte of Kyzikos, Mysia - Strike 3/5 Surface 3/5 “Countermark” - Less than 10 known - NGC Ch VF
• c. 478-387 B.C. Electrum Hekte of Phokaia, Ionia - Strike 5/5 Surface 4/5 “Fine Style” - Less than 15 known - NGC Ch XF

Hailed as the birthplace of coins, Ionia has a history that dates back to the 18^th century B.C. The Ionian state didn’t come into existence until the 7^th and 6^th centuries B.C. when it was league of Greek settlements located in ancient Anatolia in what is the western coast of present-day Turkey. In his writings, the ancient author Herodotus described the Ionians as being the first people to use coinage. The earliest of these coins were made from electrum, a precious metal composed primarily of gold and silver and often found in riverbeds. Also known as “white gold,” electrum was harder and more durable than pure gold and worked very well for coinage at a time when technology did not exist for separating metals or perfecting minting techniques.

Hold numismatic history in your hands and secure this set for your collection today!