Lot 19
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Mysia
Kyzikos.
Electrum Hekte circa 420 BC. Lion right gnawing on a curved sword or the leg of a prey, tuna fish below, swimming left / Quadripartite incuse square. 2,59g. Cf. BMFA 1502 (stater); De Callataÿ, p. 658, F177 (gnawing on a curved sword); Liewald II 177 (this coin cited); cf. von Fritze 177 (Stater).
A beautiful representation. Extremely fine.
Provenance:
Sternberg XI (20 November 1981), 106.
Star Collection, The Numismatic Auction 3 (1 December 1985), 118.
LHS Numismatik (29 April 2008), 259.
Displayed at the White Gold exhibition in 2012.
Baron Lorne Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection.
📋MYSIA
Mysia – Kyzikos. – Electrum Hekte circa 420 BC. Lion right gnawing on a curved sword or the leg of a prey, tuna fish below, swimming left / Quadripartite incuse square. 2,59g. Cf. BMFA 1502…
Starting Bid
15.957 €(CHF 15'000)
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Price checked 02/11/2026, 11:38:37
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- 19
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- Lot Ends
- 16 Nov 2026, 13:30:00
- Auction Ends
- 16 Nov 2026, 13:30:00
- Lots in Auction
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