Kyzikos (BC 550-500) Obol

ca 550-500 BC. AR Obol (1.06g, 9mm). Crab holding tunny right within raised claws / Quadripartite incuse square.

Though numerous silver fractions have been attributed to Kos or to an uncertain area in Thrace-Macedon, this particular issue would seemingly be more associated with Kyzikos on account of the tunny. Very rare and interesting.

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Filename:	NN_73_128_Kyzikos_Crab.jpg
City/Mint name:	Kyzikos
Keywords:	silver / archaic
References:	????
Valuation:	Naumann Auc. 73 (1/2019), lot 128 (EUR 500 ($570) + comm)
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Date added:	Jan 19, 2019
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