MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 460-400 BC. EL Stater (16.00 gm). Dionysos reclining 
      left on rock, holding kantharos in extended right hand; tunny below / 
      Quadripartite incuse punch. Von Fritze 155; Boston MFA -; Dewing 2184. 
      Good VF. Very rare. ($7500) Dionysos is shown on this piece as a handsome 
      young man reclining on the skin of a panther, an animal often associated 
      with Dionysos. This artistic scene was probably taken from a painting.


Triton V Sale, 16 Jan 2002, lot 1406.
 
 Lot sold for $6000, plus buyers fees.

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