Mysia. Cyzicus. c. 530-480 BC. EL Hecte, 2.66g. Obv: Bearded head with long hair facing left. Below, tunny fish. Rx: Quadripartite incuse square. Fritze 66, pl. II,19. SNG Paris 194. Rosen Coll. 447. Exquisite archaic male head. Extremely rare and desirable. About EF.
One of the most charming types of the late archaic Cyzicene coinage. The splendid head is reminiscent of sculptures in the round.