From the Levante Collection and Bibliothèque Nationale de France
Traité Plate Coin

Triton XVIII, Lot: 580. Estimate $5000. Sold for $4500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

MYSIA, Kyzikos. 3rd century BC. AR Tetradrachm (24.5mm, 13.29 g, 12h). Head of Kore Soteira left, wearing single-pendant earring and pearl necklace, hair in sphendone covered with a veil, two grain ears in hair; [ΣΩTEIPA above] / Apollo, nude but for chlamys draped from his waist, seated left on omphalos, holding phiale in extended right hand, left arm resting on kithara seated on ground to right; KY-ZI across upper fields; to left, monogram above prow left. Von Fritze II 31, pl. VI, 9; SNG France 417 = Traité II 2819 (this coin, illustrated); SNG von Aulock –; SNG Ashmolean 549; SNG Delepierre 2519 = Weber 5039 (same dies); Boston MFA 1580 (same obv. die). Good VF, attractive cabinet tone, some die wear on obverse. High relief.

From the Edoardo Levante Collection. Deaccessioned from the Départment des Monnaies, Médailles et Antiques, Bibliothèque Nationale de France.