Watch List notes:

MYSIA. Kyzikos. Circa 550-450 BC. Stater (Electrum, 23 mm, 15.99 g). Nude male athlete kneeling to left, holding a tunny by the tail in each hand. Rev. Quadripartite incuse square. BMFA 1478. Greenwell 87. SNG Paris -. Von Fritze 70, and pl. II, 23. Removed from NGC holder #4632785-004, where it was graded "choice VF". Very rare. Attractive, clear and well-centered. Scuff on the reverse, otherwise, very fine.


The example in the Prospero Collection, lacking part of the athlete's head, sold for $15,000.