The Roger Liles Collection of the Coins of Kyzikos

CNG 94, Lot: 423. Estimate $200. Sold for $280. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 550-480 BC. AR Hemiobol (8mm, 0.44 g). Head of tunny left; to lower left, tunny diagonally downward / Quadripartite incuse square. Von Fritze II –; SNG France –; SNG von Aulock 7323; Rosen 514 var. (type right). VF, toned, minor porosity. Rare.

From the Roger Liles Collection.

The arrangement of the archaic silver issues is uncertain, but probably follows a scheme similar to that of the electrum as set out in Hurter & Liewald III. Their scheme, with tunny head types preceding full tunny types, is followed here for the silver.