Exceptional

CNG 103, Lot: 202. Estimate $20000. Sold for $15000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 500-450 BC. EL Stater (16.5mm, 16.07 g). Facing gorgoneion, mouth opened and tongue protruding between her teeth, six coiled serpents rising from her head, another two emanating from below her ears; below, tunny left / Quadripartite incuse square. Von Fritze I 129; cf. Greenwell 75 (hekte); Boston MFA 1445 = Warren 1492; SNG BN –; Gillet –; Gulbenkian –; Jameson 2191; Rosen –; Traité II 2606; Weber 4972. Near EF, attractive light toning. Well centered. Very rare, and exceptional for issue.