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CCE Signature Sale 3054 7-8 April 2017
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MYSIA. Cyzicus. Ca. 600-550 BC. EL sixth stater or hecte (11mm, 2.71 gm). NGC Choice AU 4/5 - 4/5. Two tunny fish heads back to back, above tunny fish left / Rough incuse square. This arrangement of heads unrecorded; cf. Von Fritze I 10 (heads side-by-side), cf. Hurter & Liewald (SNR 85) 19 (heads divided by tunny). Extremely rare, exceptionally clean strike and a clear depiction of the tunny (tuna) fish.
Estimate: 1000-1300 USD
MYSIA. Cyzicus. Ca. 600-550 BC. EL sixth stater or hecte (11mm, 2.71 gm). NGC Choice AU 4/5 - 4/5. Two tunny fish heads back to back, above tunny fish left / Rough incuse square. This arrangement of heads unrecorded; cf. Von Fritze I 10 (heads side-by-side), cf. Hurter & Liewald (SNR 85) 19 (heads divided by tunny). Extremely rare, exceptionally clean strike and a clear depiction of the tunny (tuna) fish.
Estimate: 1000-1300 USD