TYPE Ancient Greece, Elaia (Aiolis), ca. 5th c. BC, silver diobol, 0.48g
DESCRIPTION .
Obv: Helmeted head of Athena r.
Rev: Greek letters E - L - A (radially), larger and smaller crescent around
REFERENCE: Kay -, Pl -, cf. SG 4197
GRADING: F, lightly porous, toned, very scarce
ORDER INFO: G3152, $70
Unpublished in the consulted references, and highly unusual with the two crescents on the reverse (even though the nearby small mint of Sigeion did issue a similar reverse with letters and a single crescent in bronze). However, the Elaian attribution is beyond dispute here, given the reverse ethnic (and even the characteristic radial letter orientation - though this is normally enclosed in a wreath for this silver fraction series).