Samos, c. 670 BC. EL HemiStater, 8.79 g. Blank field. Rv: Square incuse punch. Ln1004, variety. Extremely rare. EF 

The earliest coinage of Samos, in its extremely rare second highest denomination. The island nation never issued striated coinage, rather an eclectic mintage easily identified by their distinctive reverse punches and high weight standard.
An important rarity and an exceptional numismatic example.

Samos, c. 660 BC. EL Trite, 4.43 g. Blank field. Rv: Compartmented incuse punch. BMC-. Extremely rare. EF
At the dawn of coinage Samos issued first Blank coinage with distinctive punches, then issues with raised shapes. Large denominations like this of any early issues are of the greatest rarity and importance.

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Samos, c. 670 BC. EL Stater, 17.79 g. Field of raised designs. Rv: Two long rectangular parallel punches. Ln1060. Extremely rare. EF

The first obverse design of Samos, issued at the time of Striated coinage of its rival Miletos, in its extremely rare highest denomination.
The island nation never issued striated coinage, rather minted an eclectic raised design obverse with their distinctive reverse punches and high weight standard.
An important Numismatic rarity and an exceptional coin important to History.

Ionia, Miletus, c. 650 BC. EL Hemi-Hecte. Dolphin swimming right showing forepart to dorsal and lower fins, on striated field. Rv: Incuse punch. "Early Dolphins" TP6 (this coin), Ln 1043, variety. Extremely rare. Four example known. As struck, Good VF

Lydia, Alyattes, c. 610 BC. EL Trite, 4.68 g., Sardis mint. Lion’s head r., WALWET in Lydian before, with just the front of snout and jaw of an opposite Lion head seen. Rv: Double incuse punch. Weid.95, Linzalone 1082. Extremely rare. EF

Alyattes is rendered Walwetes in Lydian, this the first coin with a king’s name.
Large dies with inscription between Lion heads are used for minting, but rarely show more than a single Lion head.

An exceptional example with full inscription and superb grade, one of the finest known.

Lydia, Alyattes, c. 610 BC. EL Trite, 4.6 g., Sardis mint. Lion’s head r.  Rv: Double incuse punch. Weid.86. Good VF 
Ex Bowers & Ruddy 1980, 43.

Ionia, Cimmerians, c. 620 BC. EL Trite, 4.79 g. Linear profile lion head, with double eyes, r. Rv: Irregular incuse punch. Weid.117. Extremely rare. EF
Ex Gorny 199, lot 394 (sold for 10,000 Euro hammer)

The fierce Cimmerians migrated from Scythia to conquer Phrygia around 695 BC, burning Gordion, their King Midas took poison to avoid capture. The Cimmerians raided in Lydia and Ionia until finally defeated by Alyattes around 600 BC.

Mysia, Lampsakos, c. 500 BC. EL Stater, 15.31g. Forepart of Pegasus l., vine leaves around. Rv: Quadripartite Incuse. Baldwin, Period I, Group II, 12.  Very rare. Lovely example. Good VF

Caria, Mylasa c. 620 BC. EL 24th, .64g. Lion std. right in erect style. Rv: Incuse punch. Cf. BMC- Extremely rare. EF

Ionia, c. 600 BC. EL Hemi-Hecte, 1.16 g. Gordion knot Rv: Incuse punch. BMC-, Linzalone 1143. Very rare. Good VF

Ionia, Phokaia c. 480 BC. EL Hecte, 2.55 g. Head of an Actor l., wearing Silenos mask. Rv: Quadr. incuse. Bod.70. Good VF

Kyzikos Electrum staters are noted in Whitman publication as one of the “100 Greatest Ancient Coins” types, #75.

Mysia, Kyzikos, c. 500 BC. EL Hecte, 2.61 g. Winged Harpy flying l. over Tunny. Rv: Quadr. incuse punch. VFr. 23. Exremely rare. EF

Mysia, Kyzikos, c. 500 BC. EL Hecte, 2.67 g. Facing head of Medusa, Tunny below. Rv: Quadr. incuse punch. VFr.129. Very rare EF

Mysia, Kyzikos, c. 420 BC. EL Hecte, 2.68 g. Kneeling Silens filling a cup from an amphora, Tunny below. Rv: Quadr. incuse punch. VFr. 172. Very rare EF

Mysia, Kyzikos. c. 420 BC. EL Hecte, 2.73 g. Infant Heracles right, strangling two serpents writhing around him, tunny fish below. Rv: Quadripartite incuse. VFr. 160. Very rare. One of the finest known. Superb.

(NGC Choice AU 5/5 - 5/5)
Heracles was son of Zeus bytall lovely Alceme. She named their son after the wife of Zeus to honor her and avoid her wrath. Hera sent snakes to kill the infant but Heracles strangled them