MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 550-450 BC. EL Myshemihekte – Twenty-fourth Stater (9mm, 0.59 g).Electronic Auction 503 The Windmill Collection, Electrum Sold For $ 650. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 550-450 BC. EL Myshemihekte – Twenty-fourth Stater (9mm, 0.59 g). Man-headed bull standing left, head facing, on tunny left / Quadripartite incuse square. Cf. Von Fritze I 125 (unlisted denomination); Boston MFA –; cf. SNG BN 274 (hekte); Athens Numismatic Museum inv. 59/4995. Lustrous, slight doubling, light marks. VF. Very rare as a myshemihekte, one of only three in CoinArchives (Leu Numismatik Web Auction 1, lot 461; Roma E-Sale 77, lot 496; Savoca 19, lot 109 [this coin]). |