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Coin ID #10273

Kyzikos (BC 460-400) EL Stater

ca 430 BC. EL Stater (16.02g). Poseidon, naked but for cloak over left shoulder, kneeling right, holding dolphin and trident; tunny fish below / Quadripartite incuse square. Extremely rare and a very interesting issue. Unusually well-struck and centered on a full flan, aEF. Ex Sotheby’s sale 6/1990, Hunt part II, 462.

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Filename:NAC_66_50_Kyzikos_EL.jpg
City/Mint name:Kyzikos EL
Keywords:classical / electrum
References:Traité pl. CLXXV, 8; von Fritze 146
Valuation:NAC Auc. 66 (10/2012), lot 50 (CHF 28,000 ($30,114) + comm)
Photo courtesy of:Numismatika Ars Classica - www.arsclassicacoins.com
Filesize:76 KiB
Date added:Mar 27, 2013
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