MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 550-450 BC. EL Stater (17.5mm, 15.93 g).Electronic Auction 518 Greek, Electrum Sold For $ 1 500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 550-450 BC. EL Stater (17.5mm, 15.93 g). Double-bodied sphinx, with one head facing, wearing ouraios, atop a tunny left / Quadripartite incuse square. Cf. Von Fritze I 128 (unlisted denomination); cf. Greenwell 101 (same); Boston MFA –; cf. SNG BN 280 (hekte); Triton XX, lot 224; CNG 118, lot 239. Edge splits. Fine. Rare as a stater. |