Ancients
MYSIA. Cyzicus. Ca. 550-450 BC. EL sixth stater or hecte (11mm, 2.70 gm). NGC Choice AU 4/5 - 5/5. "Double sphinx" consisting of two confronting winged leonine bodies with a single facing human head, wearing uraeus; hair falling in plaits to either side, tunny fish below / Quadripartite "mill sail" incuse square. Von Fritze 128, pl. IV, 14. SNG Paris 280. Rare! One of the most interesting compositions of the Cyzicus series.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 1500-2000 USD