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Auction 114 13-14 May 2020
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MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 550-450 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (9mm, 2.67 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. Cf. Von Fritze I 80 (unlisted denomination); Boston MFA –; cf. SNG BN 210 (stater); SNG von Aulock 1183. Toned, compact flan. VF. Rare.
From the Jonathan P. Rosen Collection. Ex Roma XI (7 April 2016), lot 409.
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 Jonathan P. Rosen Collection. Ex Roma XI (7 April 2016), lot 409.
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.