Roma Numismatics Ltd
Auction XVII 28 Mar 2019
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Mysia, Kyzikos EL Stater. Circa 500-450 BC. Eagle standing to left, both wings raised, pecking at tunny fish below to left / Quadripartite incuse square. Von Fritze 94, pl. III, 13 = Boston MFA 1454 = Warren 1576 = Greenwell 151; SNG France -; BMC -; Jameson -. 15.74g, 19mm.
Near Extremely Fine. Excessively Rare - possibly only the second known example.
From the collection of an antiquarian, Bavaria c. 1960s-1990s.
Greenwell observed that this design is similar to the regular types of both Olympia and Sinope, though in the former case the tunny replaces a hare, and in the latter, a dolphin. Of the two this design more closely resembles the coinage of Olympia, from which it is probably derived.
Near Extremely Fine. Excessively Rare - possibly only the second known example.
From the collection of an antiquarian, Bavaria c. 1960s-1990s.
Greenwell observed that this design is similar to the regular types of both Olympia and Sinope, though in the former case the tunny replaces a hare, and in the latter, a dolphin. Of the two this design more closely resembles the coinage of Olympia, from which it is probably derived.