MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 450-330 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (9.5mm, 2.68 g).

Triton XXIII – Session One – Greek Coinage Part I
Lot: 314. Estimated: $ 3 000

Greek, Electrum

Sold For $ 6 500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 450-330 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (9.5mm, 2.68 g). Head of Apollo, wearing laurel wreath, facing slightly right; below, tunny right / Quadripartite incuse square. Hurter & Liewald I pl. 6, 132 (in a private collection), and CNG E-140, lot 44, otherwise unpublished as a hekte, but cf. Von Fritze I 132 for issue. Slightly compact flan. EF. Extremely rare, the third and finest known in this denomination.

From the Jonathan P. Rosen Collection. Ex Roma XI (7 April 2016), lot 418 (hammer £6000).


The final winners of all Triton XXIII lots will be determined at the live public sale that will be held on 14-15 January 2020. Triton XXIII – Session One – Greek Coinage Part I will be held Tuesday morning, 14 January 2020 beginning at 9:00 AM ET.

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