Ancients
MYSIA. Cyzicus. Ca. 450-350 BC. EL stater (20mm, 15.98 gm). NGC XF 4/5 - 4/5. Lion standing right, holding hilt of harpa in right forepaw and biting the blade, the end of which curves past his jaw, tail turned downward; tunny fish right below / Quadripartite mill-sail incuse square pattern. Von Fritze I 177. Greenwell 108. The harpa is likely a connection to the myth of Perseus.
Ex The New York Sale VII (15 January 2004), lot 193.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/greek/ancients-mysia-cyzicus-ca-450-350-bc-el-stater-20mm-1598-gm-ngc-xf-4-5-4-5/a/3075-32021.s?type=CoinArchives3075
HID02906262019
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Estimate: 5000-7000 USD