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LOT 3050
Mysia, Kyzikos AR Diobol. Circa 450-400 BC.
Forepart of boar to left with short mane; to right, tunny fish / Head of roaring lion to left within incuse square. Von Fritze, Nomisma IX Kyzikos, Gruppe II 9. Near Very Fine. Cleaned.(1.19gr, 10mm, 3h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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