TYPE Ancient Greece, Phokaia (possibly also Teos; Ionia), late 6th c. BC, silver obol?, 0.72g DESCRIPTION . Obv: Head of roaring griffin to left Rev: Incuse REFERENCE: cf. Kay 514-6 (hemidrachm), cf. VA 2116 GRADING: AEF, toning, slight Archaic crystallization, rare ORDER INFO: G3154, $135 Scarce overall type and rare denomination. Similar types (of even smaller denomination) ore often attributed to Teos, though the style here matches the (larger hemidrachm types) given to Phokaia by K. Konuk in the SNG Kayhan catalog. Another defining factor in favor of Phokaia would be a seal behind the griffin's head (as in Von Aulock 2116), but that is absent here.