Kyzikos (BC 500-450) Hemiobol

ca 550-530 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.46g). Head of bear left, holding tunny fish in mouth / Quadripartite incuse square ("mill-sail" pattern). Extremely rare. EF.

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Filename:	KyzikosHemiobol46gBearEatFishGorny134-1441.jpg
City/Mint name:	Kyzikos
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Keywords:	silver / archaic
References:	Klein - ; Fritze, Nomisma -
Valuation:	Gorny Auc. 134 (10/2004), lot 1441 (EUR 270 ($334) + comm)
Photo courtesy of:	Gorny & Mosch - www.gmcoinart.de
Filesize:	47 KiB
Date added:	Dec 31, 2004
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Michael

[Oct 09, 2012 at 09:09 PM]

I believe an example of this coin is published - Rosen 374 (attributed to Asia Minor Uncertain Mint). The reference does not recognize the tunny fish element, which is much clearer on the example here.

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Kyzikos (BC 500-450) Hemiobol

ca 550-530 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.46g). Head of bear left, holding tunny fish in mouth / Quadripartite incuse square ("mill-sail" pattern). Extremely rare. EF.