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NYINC Signature Sale 3071 6-7 Jan 2019
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MYSIA. Cyzicus. Ca. 500-450 BC. EL stater (18mm, 16.00 gm). NGC XF 4/5 - 4/5. Gaia rising out of the earth, wearing sleeveless chiton, bearing in both hands the nude infant Erichthonius; tunny fish right below / Quadripartite 'mill-sail' incuse square. Greenwell 31. Von Fritze I 157.
Greenwell notes on p. 63 the representation of Gaia presenting Erichthonius into the hands of Athena is a portion of a group, which was probably in marble.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 2500-3500 USD
MYSIA. Cyzicus. Ca. 500-450 BC. EL stater (18mm, 16.00 gm). NGC XF 4/5 - 4/5. Gaia rising out of the earth, wearing sleeveless chiton, bearing in both hands the nude infant Erichthonius; tunny fish right below / Quadripartite 'mill-sail' incuse square. Greenwell 31. Von Fritze I 157.
Greenwell notes on p. 63 the representation of Gaia presenting Erichthonius into the hands of Athena is a portion of a group, which was probably in marble.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 2500-3500 USD