TYPE Ancient Greece, Miletos (Ionia), mid-6th c. BC, silver twelfth stater, 1.13g DESCRIPTION . Obv: Forepart of roaring lion right, head turned back (left) Rev: Elaborate 4-part stellate pattern in incuse square REFERENCE: SG 3532 GRADING: VF+ / AEF, toned, obv. o/c ORDER INFO: G1818, $45 A charming affordable coin, issued a mere century after the advent of coinage, featuring in fine style one of the quintessential early motifs - the head of a roaring lion. Very nice specimen, additionally interesting for it makes apparent that the obverse shows the forepart of a lion (with body and foreleg facing right), with head turned, all in the tradition of the earliest electrum coinage from Western Asia Minor, including the very locale of Miletos.