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MYSIA. Cyzicus. Ca. 550-450 BC. EL sixth-stater or hecte (11mm, 2.61 gm). NGC VF 5/5 - 5/5. Bearded centaur kneeling left, head right, transverse branch in both hands, all on tunny left below / Quadripartite mill-sail incuse square pattern. Greenwell 46 (pl. II 24). SNG France 5, 273. von Fritze I 124. Boston MFA –.
Greenwell proposes this type may be part of the Jason and the Argonaut series found on other Cyzicene coinage, with the obverse being the centaur Chiron.
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HID02906262019
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Estimate: 1000-1500 USD
MYSIA. Cyzicus. Ca. 550-450 BC. EL sixth-stater or hecte (11mm, 2.61 gm). NGC VF 5/5 - 5/5. Bearded centaur kneeling left, head right, transverse branch in both hands, all on tunny left below / Quadripartite mill-sail incuse square pattern. Greenwell 46 (pl. II 24). SNG France 5, 273. von Fritze I 124. Boston MFA –.
Greenwell proposes this type may be part of the Jason and the Argonaut series found on other Cyzicene coinage, with the obverse being the centaur Chiron.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/greek/ancients-mysia-cyzicus-ca-550-450-bc-el-sixth-stater-or-hecte-11mm-261-gm-ngc-vf-5-5-5-5/a/3081-30071.s?type=CoinArchives3081
HID02906262019
© 2019 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 1000-1500 USD