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MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 550-450 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10.5mm, 2.64 g). Prow left, the lower hull decorated as a winged forepart of a wolf, the head of which forms the ship’s embolon (ram); below, tunny left / Quadripartite incuse square. Cf. Von Fritze I 80 (unlisted denomination); Boston MFA –; cf. SNG BN 210 (stater); SNG von Aulock 1183. Edge split, bankers’ marks on obverse. VF. Rare.
From the Dr. Adrian Carr Collection. Ex Numismatik Naumann 44 (7 June 2016), lot 207.
This prow type is exceptional among the electrum of Kyzikos, which typically portray deities, animals, and mythological creatures and scenes. Greenwell suggests that the prow portrayed here is probably intended to be that of the famed Argo, as the expedition of the Argonauts plays an important part in the mythological history of Kyzikos.
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