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NYINC Signature Sale 3071 6-7 Jan 2019
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MYSIA. Cyzicus. Ca. 550-450 BC. EL stater (19mm, 16.10 gm). NGC Choice XF 5/5 - 5/5. Winged canine running left, head reverted; tunny fish left below / Quadripartite incuse square. Greenwell 140. Von Fritze I 104. Boston MFA 1433. Very rare with just a handful known.
The addition of wings to non-alate animals on coins of this period is not uncommon on coins of Cyzicus, Mytilene and Phocaia. Winged boars and lions are the most common, winged stags and bulls on Cyzicene coinage are far scarcer, with winged canine being the most unusual and rare.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 6000-8000 USD
MYSIA. Cyzicus. Ca. 550-450 BC. EL stater (19mm, 16.10 gm). NGC Choice XF 5/5 - 5/5. Winged canine running left, head reverted; tunny fish left below / Quadripartite incuse square. Greenwell 140. Von Fritze I 104. Boston MFA 1433. Very rare with just a handful known.
The addition of wings to non-alate animals on coins of this period is not uncommon on coins of Cyzicus, Mytilene and Phocaia. Winged boars and lions are the most common, winged stags and bulls on Cyzicene coinage are far scarcer, with winged canine being the most unusual and rare.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 6000-8000 USD