Kyzikos (BC 430-370) EL 1/6 Stater

ca 380 BC. EL Hekte (2.63g). Naked Kabir wearing pileus and chlamys kneeling left over ram, which he is about to stab with knife held in right hand, while holding up the head of the ram with his left; below, tunny / Quadripartite incuse square. Of the highest rarity. A very interesting and finely executed representation, light reddish tone and extremely fine. Ex Spink 114 (1996), 57.

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City/Mint name:	Kyzikos EL
Keywords:	classical / electrum
References:	TraiteÌ II 2646; von Fritze â€“, cf. 156 (stater); Boston â€“; SNG France â€“
Valuation:	NAC Auc. 84 (5/2015), lot 637 [9,000 CHF + comm.]
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