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Home > Mysia > Kyzikos EL Last additions - Kyzikos EL Kyzikos (BC 550-500) EL Hekte597 viewsca 550-500 BC. EL Hekte (2.69g, 10.5mm). Head of Perseus to left, wearing winged helmet with hair hanging beneath and represented by dots; behind, tunny swimming downwards / Quadripartite incuse square. VF. A rare type with about 20 known. Carr coll. William Greenwell, in his 1887 tome entitled: The electrum coinage of Cyzicus, notes that the helmet is the helmet of Hades lent to him by the nymphs. The reference by Greenwell is to the ‘mission’ of Perseus to cut-off the head of Medusa. The next coin in the Greenwell listing notes a type where much of the detail of this slaying is depicted – see Coin ID #14069.Dec 20, 2019 Kyzikos (BC 500-450) EL Stater 154 viewsca 500-450 BC. EL Stater (16.02g, 19mm). Sphinx seated with curved pointed wings, with 'lock of immortality' on head, crouching to left, with right forepaw raised, tunny fish below swimming left / Quadripartite incuse square. VF. Carr coll. Obverse is from a previously unpublished die with sphinx not standing on tunny, but separated above. The cataloguer notes: “The so called 'lock of immortality', rendered as a spiral tendril or plume on the head of the sphinx, is a device with Egyptian roots that appears on similar images across the Near East.”Jan 18, 2019 Kyzikos (BC 400-330) EL 1/12 Stater629 viewsca 450-330 BC. EL Hemihekte - 1/12 Stater (8mm, 1.35g). Laureate head of Zeus right set on [tunny right] / Quadripartite incuse square. Good VF. Unique as a hemihekte; an unpublished denomination of an extremely rare issue.Jul 25, 2018 Kyzikos (BC 550-500) EL Stater161 viewsca 550-450 BC. EL Stater (19.5mm, 15.97g). Double-bodied sphinx with one head facing, wearing ouraios; both atop tunny / Quadripartite incuse square. VF. Very rare as a stater, only nine in CoinArchives.Jul 25, 2018 Kyzikos (BC 500-450) EL 1/12 Stater211 viewsca 500-450 BC. EL Hemihekte (1.27g, 8mm). Nude male kneeling left, holding tunny by its tail, left hand closed fist; dotted hair turned up at back. / Quadripartite incuse square. gVF. Carr coll. Jul 06, 2018 Kyzikos (BC 460-400) EL Stater333 viewsca 450-330 BC. EL Stater (16.04g, 22mm). Lion standing right, biting into sword, on tunny right / Quadripartite incuse square. EF, lightly toned. Well centered and struck.Jun 17, 2018 Kyzikos (BC 550-500) EL Stater142 viewsca 550-450 BC. EL Stater (15.95g, 19mm). Forepart of winged lion left; below, tunny left / Quadripartite incuse square. Unpublished, but similar to von Fritze 96, an issue with the tunny behind the truncation of the lion forepart. VF. Unique.Jun 16, 2018 Kyzikos (BC 550-500) EL Stater259 viewsca 550-500 BC. EL Stater (16.06g, 16mm). Forepart of winged cock left; below, tunny downward to left / Quadripartite incuse square. Near VF. Very rare.Jun 15, 2018 Kyzikos (BC 500-450) EL 1/6 Stater274 viewsca 500-450 BC. EL Hekte - 1/6 Stater (2.72g, 11mm). Goat standing left on tunny left / Quadripartite incuse square. Good VF, lightly toned around the devices. Apparently the second known.Jun 12, 2018 Kyzikos (BC 550-500) EL Stater193 viewsca 550-450 BC. EL Stater (16.01g, 17.5mm). Head of steer left; below, tunny left / Quadripartite incuse square. VF, lightly toned. Well centered.Jun 11, 2018 Kyzikos (BC 550-500) EL Stater210 viewsca 550-450 BC. EL Stater (16.11g, 16mm). Head of boar left; to right, tunny upward / Quadripartite incuse square. Good VF, lightly toned. Well centered. Extremely rare, one of two known, the other in a public collection (Moscow/Pushkin).Jun 10, 2018 Kyzikos (BC 550-500) EL Stater218 viewsca 550-500 BC. EL Stater (15.99g, 20mm). Ketos to left; tunny fish above / Quadripartite incuse square. Very Fine. Extremely Rare.Jun 08, 2018 Kyzikos (BC 550-500) EL Stater184 viewsca 550-500 BC. EL Stater (16.08g). Broad flat fish facing left; tunny below facing left / Quadripartite incuse square. Several obverse flan cracks and splits, otherwise Good VF.Jun 07, 2018 Kyzikos (BC 460-400) EL 1/6 Stater490 viewsca 460-400 BC. EL Hekte (2.60g, 10mm). Head of Attis (Atys) facing right, wearing Phyrgian cap [below tuna right?] / Quadripartite incuse square. nEF. Carr coll. Known type for a stater (at least 10 sold at auction, see Coin ID #9333 and #6817), hekte (1/6th Stater) (at least 12 sold at auction, see Coin ID #9330 and #9332), hemihekte (1/12th Stater) (at least 9 sold at auction, see Coin ID #9329) and Myshemihekte (1/24th Stater) (at least 6 sold at auction, see Coin ID #11022). In some instances, it appears that the die for the stater was used on hekte and, as such, the tuna is off the flan. This example is from an unknown die. In some cases, Attis is wearing a conspicuously jeweled Phyrgian cap (see Coin ID #9332) and in others, the jewels are less conspicuous or absent.1 commentsJun 05, 2018 Kyzikos (BC 600-550) EL 1/6 Stater215 viewsca 600-550 BC. EL Hekte - 1/6 Stater (2.71g, 11mm). Two tunny fish heads back to back, above a single tunny fish left / Rough incuse square. Extremely rare, exceptionally clean strike and a clear depiction of the tunny fish. NGC Choice AU 4/5 - 4/5.Jun 03, 2018 Kyzikos (BC 600-550) EL 1/12 Stater146 viewsca 600-550 BC. EL Hemihekte - 1/12 Stater (1.02g, 8mm). Two tunny heads left, one above the other; pellet above and below; behind, tunny upward / Quadripartite incuse square. VF, toned.Jun 03, 2018 Kyzikos (BC 500-450) EL 1/6 Stater225 viewsca 550-450 BC. EL Hekte – 1/6 Stater (2.73g, 11mm). Bearded centaur advancing left, head right, holding branch, on tunny left / Quadripartite incuse square. VF, light cleaning marks, rare. Jun 02, 2018 Kyzikos (BC 500-450) EL 1/6 Stater223 viewsca 500-450 BC. EL Hekte - 1/6 Stater (2.62g, 10.5mm). Forepart of horse to left on tunny downward / Quadripartite incuse. Very rare, one of possibly only four examples known. May 31, 2018 Kyzikos (BC 600-550) EL 1/6 Stater118 viewsca 600-550 BC. EL Hekte - 1/6 Stater (2.68g, 9mm). Head of tunny fish left on round disk; three pellets above and below / Quadripartite incuse square. The published examples of this type, as well as prior examples offered at public auction, are all 1/12 Staters (Hemihekte). This appears to be the first example at the 1/6 Stater (Hekte) denomination.May 30, 2018 Kyzikos (BC 500-450) EL 1/24 Stater 294 viewsca 500-450 BC. EL 1/24 Stater (0.67g, 7mm). Lion right, gnawing on leg of prey; below, tunny right / Quadripartite incuse square. gVF. This is the second of two known that have been offered at auction. This obverse has very close links to other coinage of a similar period. Early drachmae of Velia have a similar type. Colin M. Kraay [Archaic and Classical Greek Coins (1976), p. 263] comments on the connection of the drachmae and this Kyzikos example, noting the rarity of deliberate reproductions of specific coin types across cities. An almost identical type is also to be found on a hecte emission of Mytilene (Bodenstedt 78 – see, on this website, Coin ID #11257; see also Coin ID #12346).May 12, 2018 Kyzikos (BC 600-550) EL 1/12 Stater232 viewsca 600-550 BC. EL Hemihekte – 1/12 Stater (1.36g, 8mm). Head of tunny fish left, six pellets around, on raised disk (shield?) / Quadripartite incuse square. NGC Choice AU S 5/5 - 4/5.May 11, 2018 Kyzikos (BC 500-450) EL 1/6 Stater279 views550-450 BC. EL Hekte (2.62g, 11mm). Head of Athena left, wearing crested Attic helmet, base of crest decorated with zig-zag and pellet pattern; tunny fish left below / Quadripartite incuse square. About EF. Carr coll. This coin is an example of hekte of a type known as a stater – see Coin ID #14563. In addition, examples are known for fractions of 1/12 and 1/24 stater with the hektes being the more abundant example of which at least 20 are known. Head in his 1887 tome, “Historia Nummorum” (figure 271) was an early reference to this type.May 05, 2018 Kyzikos (BC 500-450) EL 1/6 Stater301 viewsca 550-450 BC. EL 1/6 Stater (2.39g, 11mm). Youthful male figure, holding Corinthian helmet in right hand, sword in left, kneeling left on tunny fish / Quadripartite incuse square. VF. Carr coll. William Greenwell, in his 1887 tome entitled "The electrum coinage of Cyzicus," notes: “Mr. Head in his paper on the coins of the find of 1875 (Num. Chron., N.S., xvi, p. 282), suggests that this figure may be one of the Argonauts, and the attribution is not improbable, the mythical history of Cyzicus being closely connected with their expedition.” Coin ID #13239 and #13744 of Kyzicus also reflect a connection with the Argonauts.Apr 30, 2018 Kyzikos (BC 500-450) EL Stater 387 views550-450 BC. EL Stater (16.06g, 22mm). Head of Athena left, wearing crested Attic helmet, base of crest decorated with zig-zag and pellet pattern; tunny fish left below / Quadripartite incuse square. Good VF. Carr coll.1 commentsMar 03, 2018 Kyzikos (BC 600-550) EL 1/12 Stater196 viewsca 600-550 BC. EL Hemihekte (7mm, 1.33g). Forepart of bull right; to left, tunny downward / Quadripartite incuse square. aVF. Extremely rare.Feb 10, 2018 Kyzikos (BC 500-450) EL 1/24 Stater466 viewsca 500-450 BC. EL Myshemihekte – 1/24 Stater (7mm, 0.68g). Head of Zeus-Ammon right [on tunny right] / Quadripartite incuse square. VF. Very rare as a myshemihekte.Feb 08, 2018 Kyzikos (BC 500-450) EL 1/24 Stater404 viewsca 500-450 BC. EL 1/24 Stater (6mm, 0.66g). Head of Zeus right, wearing horn of Ammon; below, tunny right / Quadripartite incuse square. VF. Extremely rare denomination.Feb 08, 2018 Kyzikos (BC 450-330) EL Hekte577 viewsca 450-330 BC. EL Hekte (2.66g, 10mm). Perseus kneeling right, head reverted, wearing a winged hood, cloak over shoulders fastened with circular brooch on breast, head of Medusa in left hand, sickle (harpa) in right; below, tunny fish right / Quadripartite incuse square. Unusually well centered, gVF. Carr coll. The ‘Perseus’ emissions are known for denominations of stater through 1/96th. Most examples do not capture the whole ‘scene’ - commonly either the head of Perseus or Medusa being off the flan. This coin is possibly the second best published example capturing the major features [For an example that is even sharper in its detail, see Gemini IX (1/2012) lot 105].1 commentsDec 14, 2017 Kyzikos (BC 600-550) EL 1/48 Stater 243 viewsca 600-550 BC. EL 1/48 Stater (0.32g, 7mm). Large tunny head right / Irregular quadripartite incuse square. gVF. Rare denomination with this specific emission being unknown. Carr coll.Mar 29, 2017 Kyzikos (BC 500-450) EL 1/12 Stater366 viewsca 500-450 BC. EL Hemihekte (1.29g, 8mm). Prow of galley left terminating in forepart of winged hound or wolf; below, tunny left / Quadripartite incuse square. VF. Rare denomination for this type with only one other known - Gemini IX (1/2012), lot 103. Unpublished in standard references. Carr coll. William Greenwell, in his 1887 tome entitled "The electrum coinage of Cyzicus," notes only a stater of this type and offers the following speculation: "The expedition of the Argonauts plays an important part in the mythical history of Cyzicus, and the prow represented on the stater is probably that of the ship Argo" (pp. 124-125). See also Coin ID #13239 for a hekte.Mar 29, 2017 Kyzikos (BC 600-550) EL Stater829 viewsca 600-550 BC. EL Stater (16.01g, 21mm). Head of tunny right, holding Garfish (a type of needlefish) in its mouth; to left, tunny upward / Quadripartite incuse square. VF. Well centered. Unpublished denomination for a very rare issue.Jan 14, 2017 Kyzikos (BC 600-550) EL Stater593 viewsca 600-550 BC. EL Stater (15.96g, 20.5mm). Tunny left above tunny right / Quadripartite incuse square. VF, double struck on reverse. Extremely rare.Jan 14, 2017 Kyzikos (BC 600-550) EL 1/6 Stater229 viewsca 600-550 BC. EL Hekte - 1/6 Stater (2.67g, 10mm). Two tunny heads back-to-back; below, tunny left / Quadripartite incuse square.Dec 27, 2016 Kyzikos (BC 500-450) EL 1/6 Stater364 viewsca 500-450 BC. EL Hekte (2.71g, 12mm). Nude male kneeling left, holding tunny by its tail, left hand closed fist; dotted hair turned up at back. / Quadripartite incuse square. Rare, known for stater and hemihecte. Ex CNG 85 (9/2010), lot 839, Koppersmith Coll. Carr coll.Dec 06, 2016 Kyzikos (BC 600-550) EL Stater384 viewsCirca 600-550 BC. EL Stater (16.18g, 18.5mm). Two tunny heads back-to-back; below, tunny left / Quadripartite incuse square. Near VF. Well centered. Extremely rare. LVL Coll.Dec 03, 2016 Kyzikos (BC 500-450) EL 1/6 Stater422 viewsca 500-450 BC. EL Hekte (2.73g, 11mm). Ketos left; tunny above / Quadripartite incuse square. VF, rare, minting problems.Oct 09, 2016 Kyzikos (BC 500-450) EL 1/6 Stater556 viewsca 500-450 BC. EL Hekte (2.66g, 10mm). Winged hound or wolf crouching left, head right; below, tunny left / Quadripartite incuse square. VF.Aug 31, 2016 Kyzikos (BC 500-450) EL 1/6 Stater643 viewsca 500-450 BC. EL Hekte (2.66g, 10mm). Prow of galley left terminating in forepart of winged hound or wolf; below, tunny left / Quadripartite incuse square. VF. Very rare. Carr coll.1 commentsAug 31, 2016 Kyzikos (BC 500-450) EL 1/6 Stater524 viewsca 550-500 BC. EL Hekte (2.66g, 12mm). Winged male mythological creature (Phobos or Daimon) with human body, lion head, griffin’s ears and wings, running/kneeling left, head turned right, holding tunny by tail in left hand / Quadripartite incuse square. NGC graded Choice XF, strike 5/5, surface 4/5, nicely centered, struck from artistic dies. An excellent example of archaic representation of local deity from Asia Minor. Carr coll. A remarkable mythological type usually known from the stater with the same design. At times identified as Phobos, the personification of terror, the figure may also be the Mithraic divinity Areimanios (Ahriman) as argued by Bivar, "Mithra and Mesopotamia," Mithraic Studies (Manchester, 1975), pp. 275-89. Jul 15, 2016 Kyzikos (BC 450-430) EL Stater808 viewsca 450-430 BC. EL Stater (16.00g). Orestes kneeling left, holding sword and resting left arm on omphalos; below, tunny left / Quadripartite incuse square. gVF. Ex New York Sale IV (1/2002), lot 188.Feb 03, 2016 Kyzikos (BC 600-550) EL 1/6 Stater287 viewsca 600-550 BC. EL Hekte - 1/6 Stater (2.67g, 10mm). Head of tunny left, holding in its mouth a small tunny upward / Quadripartite incuse square. Very fine, very rare. Unpublished as a hekte.Jan 21, 2016 Kyzikos (BC 600-550) EL Stater386 viewsca 600-550 BC. EL Stater (16.08g, 19mm). Tunny fish left above tunny fish right / Quadripartite incuse square. VF. Extremely Rare.Jan 21, 2016 Kyzikos (BC 500-450) EL 1/6 Stater624 viewsca 500-450 BC. EL Hekte (2.64g, 11mm). Female head left on raised disk; below, tunny left / Quadripartite incuse square. gVF. Apparently unpublished in the standard references with a female head.Aug 14, 2015 Kyzikos (BC 400-330) EL 1/6 Stater1786 viewsca 380 BC. EL Hekte (2.65g). Diademed head of Poseidon left, with trident over left shoulder; below, tunny / Quadripartite incuse square. Of the highest rarity, apparently only the second specimen known. Extremely fine.May 23, 2015 Kyzikos (BC 430-370) EL 1/6 Stater1114 viewsca 380 BC. EL Hekte (2.63g). Naked Kabir wearing pileus and chlamys kneeling left over ram, which he is about to stab with knife held in right hand, while holding up the head of the ram with his left; below, tunny / Quadripartite incuse square. Of the highest rarity. A very interesting and finely executed representation, light reddish tone and extremely fine. Ex Spink 114 (1996), 57.May 23, 2015 Kyzikos (BC 430-370) EL Stater1199 views5th-­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.May 23, 2015 Kyzikos (BC 500-450) EL Stater700 viewsca 500­-450 BC. EL Stater (15.98g). Triton swimming left, holding wreath in left hand; below, tunny left / Quadripartite incuse square. Extremely rare and undoubtedly the finest specimen known. Fine style, perfectly struck and centered on a full flan. Good extremely fine.May 23, 2015 Kyzikos (BC 500-450) EL 1/6 Stater586 viewsca 500­-450 BC. EL Hekte (2.65g). Male naked and bearded figure riding dolphin left, holding tunny in his outstretched right hand; below, tunny left / Quadripartite incuse square. Rare. Of lovely style and extremely fine.May 23, 2015 Kyzikos (BC 500-450) EL 1/6 Stater1143 viewsca 500­-450 BC. EL Hekte (2.70g). Tunny left, between two dolphins / Quadripartite incuse square. Rare and in exceptional condition for the issue. Perfectly struck and centered on a full flan, good extremely fine. Ex Galerie des Monnaies (1977), 99 and M&M 72 (1987), Rosen, 213.May 23, 2015 Kyzikos (BC 500-450) EL 1/6 Stater751 viewsca 500 BC. EL Hekte (2.65g). Young male head left, wearing Ionic helmet; tunny to right (?) / Quadripartite incuse punch. Apparently unique. A very interesting representation of masterly Archaic style, perfectly struck in high relief. Good extremely fine. Ex Naville IV (1922), Grand­ Duke Michailovitch, 698 and M&M­ Leu 28 (5/1974), Kunstfreund, 7.May 23, 2015 Kyzikos (BC 550-500) EL Stater481 viewsca 550­-500 BC. EL Stater (16.06g). Ram crouching left, head reverted; below, tunny left / Quadripartite incuse square. Very rare. A lovely representation struck on a very broad flan, two almost invisible metal flaws, otherwise good very fine.May 23, 2015 Kyzikos (BC 500-450) EL Stater681 viewslate 6th century BC. EL Stater (15.63g). Prow of galley left, with ram in the form of a winged forepart of collared wolf or dog; below, tunny left / Quadripartite incuse square. Extremely rare, the finest of five specimens known of which only three are in private hands. Extremely fine.May 23, 2015 Kyzikos (BC 500-450) EL 1/6 Stater801 viewsca 500-­450 BC. EL Hekte - Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.57g). Winged male mythological creature running/­kneeling left, head right, holding tunny by its tail / Quadripartite incuse square. Near EF, slightly off center on obverse.May 23, 2015 Kyzikos (BC 500-450) EL 1/12 Stater664 viewsca 500­-450 BC. EL Hemihekte - Twelfth Stater (7.5mm, 1.34g). Nude male kneeling left, holding tunny by its tail / Quadripartite incuse square. Good VF. Well centered.May 23, 2015 Kyzikos (BC 500-450) EL 1/12 Stater450 viewsca 500­-450 BC. EL Hemihekte - Twelfth Stater (8mm, 1.31g). Head of female left, hair in sphendone, on tunny left / Quadripartite incuse square.EF. Well centered and struck. Very rare as a hemihekte.May 23, 2015 Kyzikos (BC 500-450) EL 1/12 Stater466 viewsca 500­-450 BC. EL Hemihekte - Twelfth Stater (8.5mm, 1.33g). Winged dog standing left, head right, on tunny left / Quadripartite incuse square. VF.May 23, 2015 Kyzikos (BC 500-450) EL 1/12 Stater594 viewsca 500­-450 BC. EL Hemihekte - Twelfth Stater (7mm, 1.35g). Forepart of Pegasos left on tunny left / Quadripartite incuse square. VF.May 23, 2015 Kyzikos (BC 500-450) EL 1/12 Stater432 viewsca 500­-450 BC. EL Hemihekte - Twelfth Stater (8mm, 1.32g). Wolf at bay left on tunny left / Quadripartite incuse square. VF.May 23, 2015 Kyzikos (BC 500-450) EL 1/6 Stater325 viewsca 500­-450 BC. EL Hekte - Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.75g). Wolf at bay left on tunny left / Quadripartite incuse square. Good VF.May 23, 2015 Kyzikos (BC 500-450) EL 1/12 Stater482 viewsca 500­-450 BC. EL Hemihekte - Twelfth Stater (9mm, 1.37g). Lioness or panther at bay left on tunny left / Quadripartite incuse square. VF. Very rare as a hemihekte.May 23, 2015 Kyzikos (BC 500-450) EL 1/6 Stater474 viewsca 500­-450 BC. EL Hekte - Sixth Stater (12mm, 2.64g). Lioness or panther at bay left on tunny left / Quadripartite incuse square.Good VF, light cleaning marks, edge split, minor flan flaw on reverse.May 23, 2015 Kyzikos (BC 500-450) EL 1/6 Stater401 viewsca 500­-450 BC. EL Hekte - Sixth Stater (9.5mm, 2.68g). Lion seated left, raising forepaw, on tunny left / Quadripartite incuse square.VF, lightly toned.May 23, 2015 Kyzikos (BC 550­-500) EL 1/6 Stater261 viewsca 550­-500 BC. EL Hekte - Sixth Stater (9mm, 2.71g). Primate crouching right, holding tunny in right hand / Quadripartite incuse square. VF. Extremely rare - apparently the third known.May 23, 2015 Kyzikos (BC 550­-500) EL 1/6 Stater469 viewsca 550­-500 BC. EL Hekte - Sixth Stater (9mm, 2.68g). Facing head of Silenos; at sides, two tunnies upward / Quadripartite incuse square. Good VF, lightly toned.May 23, 2015 Kyzikos (BC 550­-500) EL Stater 276 viewsca 550-­500 BC. EL Stater (19mm, 16.00g). Forepart of Sphinx left; below, tunny left / Quadripartite incuse square. Near EF, lightly toned, a few edge splits.May 23, 2015 Kyzikos (BC 550­-500) EL 1/12 Stater295 viewsca 550­-500 BC. EL Hemihekte - Twelfth Stater (8mm, 1.33g). Helmeted head of Athena left on tunny left / Quadripartite incuse square. VF, lightly toned.May 23, 2015 Kyzikos (BC 550-­500) EL 1/6 Stater348 viewsca 550-­500 BC. EL Hekte - Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.68g). Helmeted head of Athena left on tunny left / Quadripartite incuse square. Near EF.May 23, 2015 Kyzikos (BC 550-500) EL 1/6 Stater323 viewsca 550­-500 BC. EL Hekte - Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.63g). Head of panther facing; tunny to left / Quadripartite incuse square.Good VF. Very rare variant. This issue is not only unusual for the placement of the tunny on the left of the facing head, but also for the shape of the ear on the feline. Typically, the ear is depicted, on all denominations of von Fritze 43, with pointed ears, where here they are rounded. Although this is likely the result of the liberty of the engraver, one wonders whether this might be an attempt to depict a totally different animal, such as a bear.May 22, 2015 Kyzikos (BC 550-500) EL 1/12496 viewsca 550-­500 BC. EL Hemihekte - Twelfth Stater (9mm, 1.30g). Head of lion left; tunny to right / Quadripartite incuse square.Good VF. Extremely rare as a hemihekte.May 22, 2015 Kyzikos (BC 600-550) EL 1/12331 viewsca 600­-550 BC. EL Hemihekte - Twelfth Stater (8mm, 1.34g). Eagle standing right on tunny right; to upper left, tunny right / Quadripartite incuse square. VF.May 22, 2015 Kyzikos (BC 600-550) EL 1/12403 viewsca 600­-550 BC. EL Hemihekte - Twelfth Stater (8mm, 1.30g). Fish left, tunny below / Quadripartite incuse square. VF. Extremely rare, only one example noted by Hurter & Liewald, who also cast doubt on the attribution of the issue to Kyzikos.May 22, 2015 Kyzikos (BC 600-550) EL 1/6292 viewsca 600­-550 BC. EL Hekte - Sixth Stater (9mm, 2.67g). Tunny left; above, tunny head right; below, tunny tail left / Quadripartite incuse square. VF, well centered.May 22, 2015 Kyzikos (BC 500-450) EL 1/12 Stater 812 viewsca 500-450 BC. EL 1/12 Stater (1.34g, 9mm). Lion right, gnawing on leg of prey; below, tunny right / Quadripartite incuse square. gVF. This is the second of three known that have been offered at auction. This obverse has very close links to other coinage of similar period. Early drachmae of Velia have a similar type. Colin M. Kraay [Archaic and Classical Greek Coins (1976), p. 263] comments on the connection of the drachmae and this Kyzikos example, noting the rarity of deliberate reproductions of specific coin types across cities. An almost identical type is also found on a hecte emission of Mytilene (Bodenstedt 78 – Coin ID #11257).Apr 16, 2015 Kyzikos (BC 430-370) EL Stater1305 viewsca 400 BC. EL Stater (18mm, 16.02g). Diademed head of Aphrodite left with flower on forehead; below, tunny fish left / Quadripartite incuse square. gVF.Mar 18, 2015 Kyzikos (BC 600-550) EL 1/12 Stater312 viewsca 600-550 BC. EL Hemihekte – Twelfth Stater (7.5mm, 1.34g). Head of tunny right, holding eel in its mouth / Quadripartite incuse square. EF. Extremely rare, apparently the fourth known.Mar 15, 2015 Kyzikos (BC 600-550) EL Stater678 viewsca 600-550 BC. EL Stater (16.15g). Head of tunny right; above and below, small tunny left / Quadripartite incuse square. Extremely rare and a very important and intriguing issue. Very Fine. Apparently unpublished as a stater.Jan 07, 2015 Kyzikos (BC 550-500) EL 1/12 Stater415 viewsca 550-500 BC. EL Hemihekte – Twelfth Stater (9mm, 1.36g). Head of boar right, holding tunny fish in mouth / Quadripartite incuse square. VF. Well centered obverse.Sep 10, 2014 Kyzikos (BC 500-450) EL 1/6 Stater1014 viewsca 500-450 BC. EL Hekte - 1/6 Stater (2.64g). Ram's head facing left; tunny below / Quadripartite incuse punch. Rare type. Unpublished?Jan 19, 2014 Kyzikos (BC 550-500) EL 1/6 Stater359 viewsca 550-500 BC. EL Hekte – 1/6 Stater (2.7g, 10mm). Head of cock facing right, holding head of tunny / Quadripartite incuse square. Very fine, very rare.Nov 13, 2013 Kyzikos (BC 500-450) EL 1/24 Stater633 viewsca 6th century BC. EL 1/24 Stater (0.6g, 7mm). Human-headed bull walking left / Quadripartite incuse punch. gVF. Apparently second known.Nov 12, 2013 Kyzikos (BC 460-400) EL 1/24 Stater855 views5th-4th century BC. EL Twenty-forth Stater (6mm, 0.64g). Head of Attis right, wearing Phrygian cap; [below, tunny right] / Quadripartite incuse square. VF. Extremely rare denomination, apparently the third known. Oct 03, 2013 Kyzikos (BC 550-500) EL 1/12 Stater431 viewsca 550-500 BC. EL Hemihekte – Twelfth Stater (7mm, 1.34g). Facing head of panther; to lower right, tunny downward / Quadripartite incuse square. Good VF. Koppersmith Coll.Sep 30, 2013 Kyzikos (BC 550-500) EL 1/6 Stater374 viewsca 550-500 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (9mm, 2.68g). Forepart of lion left, head right; to right, tunny downward / Quadripartite incuse square. VF, lightly toned, struck from slightly worn dies. Extremely rare as hekte, apparently the fourth known. Koppersmith Coll.Sep 30, 2013 Kyzikos (BC 600-550) EL 1/6 Stater745 viewsca 600-550 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (10mm, 2.53g). Tunny right above tunny left; two pellets between / Quadripartite incuse square. Good VF, light cleaning marks. Unpublished variety. Sep 30, 2013 Kyzikos (BC 600-550) EL 1/12 Stater303 viewsca 600-550 BC. EL Hemihekte – Twelfth Stater (7mm, 1.32g). Tunny left; tunny head above and tail below / Quadripartite incuse square. VF. Koppersmith Coll.; ex CNG Elec. Auc. 256 (5/2011), lot 112.Sep 30, 2013 Kyzikos (BC 500-450) EL Stater557 viewsca 500-450 BC. EL Stater (17mm, 16.04g). Nude youth kneeling left, right hand holding tunny by its tail / Quadripartite incuse square. VF, lightly toned. Nicely centered. Jul 02, 2013 Kyzikos (BC 500-450) EL Stater583 viewsca 500-450 BC. EL Stater (18mm, 16.11g). Head of female left, wearing sphendone; below, tunny left / Quadripartite incuse square. Good VF, a few edge splits. Unique stater denomination for this issue. Jul 02, 2013 Kyzikos (BC 550-500) EL Stater 560 viewsca 550-500 BC. EL Stater (20mm, 16.05g). Half-length figure of winged female (harpy?) left; to left, tunny downward / Quadripartite incuse square. VF, toned. Very rare. Jul 02, 2013 Kyzikos (BC 550-500) EL 1/12 Stater 367 viewsca 550-500 BC. EL Twelfth Stater (9mm, 1.35g). Forepart of lion left, head right; to right, tunny downward / Quadripartite incuse square. Good VF, lightly toned. Well centered. Extremely rare denomination for issue, apparently the third known. Jul 02, 2013 Kyzikos (BC 500-450) EL 1/6 Stater796 views5th century BC. EL Hekte (9.5mm, 2.6g). Cockerel left, with curled wing; tunny below / Quadripartite incuse square. VF. A surprisingly scarce type of Kyzikos electrum, apparently unknown as a fraction.Apr 12, 2013 Kyzikos (BC 460-400) EL Stater928 viewsca 460-400 BC. EL Stater (16.02g). Hermes kneeling right, right hand reaching into one-handled vase standing before him, and holding caduceus upwards in left hand / Quadripartite incuse square. Exceedingly rare, very few specimens known. A very interesting representation of superb style, EF.Mar 27, 2013 Kyzikos (BC 460-400) EL Stater1177 viewsca 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.Mar 27, 2013 Kyzikos (BC 400-330) EL Stater2249 viewsca 400-330 BC. EL Stater (16.07g). Cow standing left, head turned back, suckling calf; tunny-fish below / Quadripartite incuse square. Very rare. Struck on a broad flan and complete, EF.Mar 27, 2013 Kyzikos (BC 400-330) EL Stater3171 viewsca 380 BC. EL Stater (16.03g). Bearded and horned head of Silenus (or Pan) left, wearing ivy wreath; tunny below / Quadripartite incuse square with granular surfaces. Rare. A stunning portrait of late Classical style and a lovely reddish tone. Insignificant flan crack, otherwise EF. Ex Sotheby’s sale 3/1996, 109; Star Coll. This stater speaks to the relations between Cyzicus and its great trading partner, Panticapaeum, where numerous Cyzicene staters have been found, testifying to their broad circulation in Crimea. This arresting Pan-Silenus head seems to have been borrowed from the obverse of the gold staters of Panticapaeum, which were issued in great quantity from ca 350-320 BC; if the stater predates that period, the motif may be inspired by other art from Panticapaeum. There is ample evidence of the relation of these two cities as supplier and consumer of gold. It has been suggested that the main supply of gold for Cyzicene staters was the rich mines of the Ural mountains.Mar 27, 2013 Kyzikos (BC 600-550) EL 1/24 Stater373 viewsca 600-550 BC. EL 1/24 Stater (0.47g, 6mm). Forepart of a tunny right; pellets around / Quadripartite incuse square. VF.Mar 26, 2013 Kyzikos (BC 600-550) EL 1/24 Stater285 viewsca 600-550 BC. EL 1/24 Stater (0.79g, 8mm). Head of tunny left above head of tunny right / Incuse square. Good VF, a few deposits. Unique. Ex Rosen Coll. (Münzen und Medaillen 72 (10/1987), lot 170.)Mar 26, 2013 Kyzikos (BC 600-550) EL 1/12 Stater478 viewsca 600-550 BC. EL Hemihekte – 1/12 Stater (1.35g). Head of tunny right, vertical tunny fish behind / Quadripartite incuse square. Very rare.Mar 26, 2013 Kyzikos (BC 430-370) EL 1/6 Stater637 views5th-4th century BC. EL Hekte – 1/6 Stater (9mm, 2.49g). Kithara; below, tunny right / Quadripartite incuse square. Fine. Very rare. Jan 19, 2013 Kyzikos (BC 600-550) EL Stater932 viewsca 600-550 BC. EL Stater (16.30g). Head of tunny fish left, jaws closed, backbone protruding from truncation at right. Below, tail of tunny fish / Quadripartite incuse square. Apparently unpublished denomination with this type. VF. The tuna was the sole type on the earliest electrum coinage of Cyzicus, but the relationship between type variety and denomination was inconsistent. In some series a whole tuna indicated a stater and just part of the fish indicated a smaller denomination, but our coin is a stater and shows just the head and the tail of a tuna. In any case all staters of this early period are very rare, and this type seems to be unpublished.Jan 18, 2013 Kyzikos (BC 430-370) EL 1/6 Stater876 views5th-4th century BC. EL Hekte (2.5g, 11mm). Head of youth left; [below, tunny left] / Quadripartite incuse square. Banker mark on obverse (behind neck), gVF. Rare denomination for issue. While the staters of this issue are relatively common, the sixth staters are particularly rare. Weber notes that at the time of its publication, the only other example known was in the Bibliothèque Nationale. This may have been in error as a sixth stater is not present in SNG France. Jan 14, 2013 202 coins on 3 page(s) 1 2 3