Kyzikos (BC 550-500) EL 1/6 Stater

ca 550-500 BC. EL Hekte - 1/6 Stater (2.70g). Forepart of dog (or roaring lion?) left, head right; tunny to right / Quadripartite incuse square. Good VF, lightly toned. Extremely rare, apparently the second known. Ex Numismatica Ars Classica L (5/2001), lot 1332.

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Filename:	75000335.jpg
City/Mint name:	Kyzikos EL
Keywords:	electrum / archaic
References:	Cf. Von Fritze I 40 (stater with lion); SNG France -; Boston MFA 1418
Valuation:	CNG Auc. 75 (5/2007), lot 335 ($1,800 + comm)
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Date added:	Apr 04, 2010
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