Lot 3131

Sale 124 · Important Australian, British, World, and Ancient Coins, Medals, and Banknotes

Description

Mysia, Kyzikos (Cyzicus), (c.550-450 B.C.), electrum stater on Phokaic standard (16.01 g), obv. heads of lion and ram, conjoined, back-to-back, below tunny fish to left, rev. quadripartite incuse punch mark (S.-, Weber -, Von Fritze 54, Greenwell 118, Boston MFA 1422 = Warren 1543, cf. SNG BN 190 (hekte), BMC -, Gillet -, Gulbenkian -, Jameson -, Myrmekion -, Rosen -). Lightly toned, very fine and very rare.

Ex Triton XXI, lot 441.

Estimate
$8,000
Result Status
Sold
Prices Realised
$8,000

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