MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 550-450 BC. EL Stater (16.5mm, 15.99 g). VF.

CNG Feature Auction 133
Lot: 270. Estimated: $ 3 000

Greek, Coin-in-Hand Video, Electrum

Sold For $ 4 250. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 550-450 BC. EL Stater (16.5mm, 15.99 g). Nude youth, holding tunny by its tail, riding dolphin left; below, tunny left / Quadripartite incuse square. Von Fritze I 110; Boston MFA 1486 = Warren 1430; CN Online Type 11437; HGC 8, 141. VF.

This rare issue from Kyzikos depicts a nude youth riding a dolphin. Greenwell is of the opinion that this youth is Taras, son of Poseidon, and the coin is another example of the Kyzikene habit of copying the well-known designs of other states’ coins. In this case, the stater likely is copying the famous design of the Tarentine didrachm with the addition of the tunny. What the purpose was for emulating Taras’ style is unknown, but it gives us a delightful coin with a Kyzikene flavor to a Tarentine design.

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CNG Feature Auction 133 – Session One – Lot 1-308 will be held Tuesday morning, 15 September 2026 beginning at 9:00 AM ET.

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