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Coin ID #12475

Kyzikos (BC 430-370) EL Stater

5th-­4th century BC. EL Stater (15.87g). Lapith kneeling on back of fallen centaur right; strangling him with left arm and holding sword in right hand, while the centaur seizes the Lapith’s head with his left hand and punches him at side with his right; below, tunny right / Quadripartite incuse square. Exceedingly rare, only few specimens known. Struck on a full flan and about extremely fine.

File information
Filename:636.jpg
City/Mint name:Kyzikos EL
Keywords:archaic / electrum
References:von Fritze 170; Boston 1547
Valuation:NAC Auc. 84 (5/2015), lot 636 [CHF 28,000 + comm.]
Photo courtesy of:Numismatica Ars Classica NAC AG- www.arsclassicacoins.com
Filesize:80 KiB
Date added:May 23, 2015
Dimensions:798 x 410 pixels
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