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Auction 13  7 October 2016
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Lot 206

Estimate: 20 000 CHF
Price realized: 17 000 CHF
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GREEK COINS
MYSIA

Kyzikos. Circa 500-450 BC. Stater (Electrum, 18mm, 15.93 g). Warrior, nude but for his helmet, kneeling to right examining an arrow held in his right hand and holding a bow with his left; behind, tunny fish swimming downwards. Rev. Quadripartite incuse square. BMC 79-80. SNG France 263-264. Von Fritze 117. Very rare. A lightly toned piece with a finely engraved obverse. Minor flan crack, otherwise, nearly extremely fine.

From a European private collection.
This elegant piece shows us a warrior kneeling and checking the true of his arrow before fitting it to his bow and shooting. His nudity implies that he is a hero rather than a normal warrior, though who he is can not be determined.


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