MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 550-450 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (11mm, 2.63 g). Man-headed bull standing left, head facing, on tunny left / Quadripartite incuse square. Von Fritze I 125; Greenwell 50; Boston MFA –; SNG BN 274; BMC –; Gulbenkian –; cf. Jameson 2189 (stater); Rosen 501; Weber –. A few faint scratches. Near EF. Rare.
This type ostensibly represents a river-god, possibly that of the river Aisepos.