Classical Numismatic Group, LLC
Auction 114 13-14 May 2020
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MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 550-450 BC. EL Stater (20mm, 15.99 g). Prow left, the lower hull decorated as a winged forepart of a wolf, the head of which forms the ship's embolon (ram); below, tunny left / Quadripartite incuse square. Von Fritze I 80; Greenwell 170; Boston MFA –; SNG BN 210 = Traité II 2797, pl. CLXXVII, 33 = de Luynes 2459; Ars-Classica & Naville XII, lot 1721 = Egger XXXIX, lot 304; Leu 52, lot 82; Triton XVIII, lot 571; CNG 106, lot 301. Good VF. Well centered. Extremely rare, the seventh known, two of which are in museums (Berlin and Paris).
From the Siren Collection.
This prow type is exceptional among the staters of Kyzikos, which typically portray deities, animals, and mythological creatures and scenes. Greenwell suggests that the prow portrayed here is probably intended to be that of the famed Argo, as the expedition of the Argonauts plays an important part in the mythological history of Kyzikos.
From the Siren Collection.
This prow type is exceptional among the staters of Kyzikos, which typically portray deities, animals, and mythological creatures and scenes. Greenwell suggests that the prow portrayed here is probably intended to be that of the famed Argo, as the expedition of the Argonauts plays an important part in the mythological history of Kyzikos.