Ancients
MYSIA. Cyzicus. Ca. 500-450 BC. EL stater (21mm, 16.06 gm). Female boar (sow) standing left on tunny fish / Quadripartite incuse square. Von Fritze 46. SNG Aulock 7275. Very rare! Well centered on an oval flan. NGC VF★ 5/5 - 5/5.Cyzicene staters depicting a wild boar standing atop the tunny fish come in both male and female varieties, with the female example seen here decidedly scarcer than its counterpart. For a superior example of the matching male variety, see Heritage sale 3037 (NYINC) lot 30921.
Estimate: 6000-8000 USD