389, Lot: 219. Estimate $100. Sold for $160. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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MYSIA, Kyzikos. 6th century BC. AR Obol (9mm, 0.61 g). Tunny left, holding stem of lotus flower in its mouth / Quadripartite incuse square. Unpublished in the standard references, but cf. Rosen 520 for a similar piece with the lotus flower below the tunny. VF, toned, light porosity.
From the L. Shea Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 220 (14 October 2009), lot 147 (incorrectly citing Klein 261).