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Auction 27 22 May 2023
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MYSIA. Kyzikos. Circa 450-330 BC. Hekte (Electrum, 11 mm, 2.67 g). Lyre with seven strings; below, tunny fish to right. Rev. Quadripartite incuse square. Hurter & Liewald II 181 = M&M FPL 535, 1990, 48. Von Fritze 181 (stater and hemihekte). Very rare. Clear and nicely toned. Good very fine.
Ex Stack's, 10 June 1997, 22.
The lyre on this coin is a clear reference to Apollo's sanctuary on Delos; in fact, the type is exactly the same as that on the island's contemporary silver coinage (as Sheedy 22-24). This could mean that the magistrate responsible for this issue had close religious ties to island.
Ex Stack's, 10 June 1997, 22.
The lyre on this coin is a clear reference to Apollo's sanctuary on Delos; in fact, the type is exactly the same as that on the island's contemporary silver coinage (as Sheedy 22-24). This could mean that the magistrate responsible for this issue had close religious ties to island.