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LOT 3147
Mysia, Kyzikos AR Obol. Circa 450-400 BC.
Forepart of boar to left with long mane and dotted truncation, Ǝ on shoulder; to right, tunny fish upwards / Head of roaring lion to left with bristling mane, outstretched tongue, and dotted truncation; all within incuse square. Von Fritze II, 11; SNG BnF 378. Near Extremely Fine. Edges chipped.(0.58gr, 11mm, 9h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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