Details
LOT 3143
Mysia, Kyzikos AR Obol. Circa 550-480 BC.
Head of tunny fish to right / Quadripartite incuse square. Von Fritze, Nomisma IX Kyzikos, Gruppe I 3, Tafel V 3 var. (tunny's head to left); SNG BnF 356 var. (diobol). Very Fine. Rare.(0.46gr, 9mm.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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