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Summer 2022 Global Showcase Auction 22-26 Aug 2022
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MYSIA. Kyzikos. EL Hekte (2.67 gms), ca. 450-330 B.C. NGC Ch VF, Strike: 5/5 Surface: 5/5. Fine Style.
Nomisma-VII, Unlisted; Boston MFA-Unlisted; SNG BN-Unlisted; Hurter & Liewald-I, 9b corr. (Eros, not Nike). Obverse: Eros standing left, astride bull crouching left, which he holds by its horns; below, tunny left; Reverse: Quadripartite incuse square. Quite well centered and struck for the type, prior versions of this type have not been struck well enough or well preserved enough to determine the figure astride the bull. Previously thought to be a depiction of Nike, a recent example sold by Classical Numismatic Group shows enough of the figure, as does the present coin here, to determine that it, in fact, has features far more characteristic of a male than a female.
Estimate: $800 - $1200
Nomisma-VII, Unlisted; Boston MFA-Unlisted; SNG BN-Unlisted; Hurter & Liewald-I, 9b corr. (Eros, not Nike). Obverse: Eros standing left, astride bull crouching left, which he holds by its horns; below, tunny left; Reverse: Quadripartite incuse square. Quite well centered and struck for the type, prior versions of this type have not been struck well enough or well preserved enough to determine the figure astride the bull. Previously thought to be a depiction of Nike, a recent example sold by Classical Numismatic Group shows enough of the figure, as does the present coin here, to determine that it, in fact, has features far more characteristic of a male than a female.
Estimate: $800 - $1200