Olympus Numismatik

Auction 3  –  20 May 2023

Olympus Numismatik, Auction 3

Greek, Roman, Byzantine and Medieval Coins

Sa, 20.05.2023, from 5:00 PM CEST
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Description

Greek
MYSIA. Kyzikos. (Circa 600-550 BC).
EL Hemihekte (7.1mm 1.36g)
Obv: Head of a tunny fish to left; below, hind part of a tunny to left.
Rev: Quadripartite incuse square.
Hurter & Liewald III 12.2; SNG von Aulock 7262; Cf. Von Fritze I 6 and pl. I, 5 (as a hekte). Same obverse die as CNG 109, 2018, 138.
Very rare. An amusing, early hemihekte, showing an archaic rendition of what has become the common expression, "heads or tails"

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Starting price 200 EUR
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