Kyzikos (BC 160-150) Tetradrachm

ca 160-150 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.91g, 0h). Laureate bust of Kore Soteira / ÎšÎ¥ZÎ™ - ÎšÎ—ÎÎ©Î within wreath, monograms above and below. Very rare. Fine style, lightly toned, EF example. Ex Hirsch, Auc. 71 (3/1971, Munchen), lot 183; ex Bank Leu AG, Auc. 2 (4/1972, Zurich), lot 228; ex Bank Leu AG, Auc 33 (5/1983, Zurich), lot 360.

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City/Mint name:	Kyzikos
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Keywords:	silver / hellenistic
References:	Boehringer, SNR 54 (1975), p. 46 and Pl. 6, 90 (this coin); Fritze, Nomisma 9, p. 51, 33
Valuation:	Lanz Auc. 106 (5/2001), lot 256 (DM 12,000 ($5,357) + comm)
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