337, Lot: 71. Estimate $300. Sold for $240. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 600-550 BC. Fourrée Hemihekte – Twelfth Stater (7mm, 0.85 g). Two tunnies, one above the other, facing opposite directions / Incuse square punch. Von Fritze –; SNG France –; Hurter & Liewald III 35.4 (also a fourrée). VF. Rare.
Although there is no visible evidence that this coin is fourrée, there can be no other explanation for its low weight.