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                                Sale: Triton VIII, Lot: 371. Closing Date: Jan 
                                10, 2005. MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 460-400 BC. EL 
                                Stater (15.97 gm, 12h). Estimate $7500 Sold For 
                                $8500 

                              MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 460-400 BC. EL Stater (15.97 
                              gm, 12h). Triton left, holding tunny in right 
                              hand; tunny below / Quadripartite incuse square, 
                              granulated. Hurter & Liewald, "Neue Münzentypen 
                              der Kyzikener Elektronprägung," SNR 81 (2002), 26 
                              (same obverse die); otherwise unpublished. VF, 
                              light scratch in obverse field, well struck. 
                              Extremely rare, only the second recorded example. 
                              ($7500)

                              See lot 366 for more information on the electrum 
                              coinage of Kyzikos.








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