318, Lot: 185. Estimate $500. Sold for $425. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

MYSIA, Kyzikos. 3rd century BC. AR Stater (21mm, 12.60 g, 11h). Head of Kore Soteira left, hair in sphendone covered with a veil, wearing wreath of grain ears, triple-pendant earring, and pearl necklace; ΣΩTEIPAΣ above; below, tunny left / Apollo seated left on omphalos, holding patera in extended right hand, left arm resting on kithara to right; [KY-ZI across upper field; to left, prow left]. Von Fritze II 31, pl. VI, 11 (same dies); SNG France –; SNG von Aulock –; SNG Copenhagen –; BMC –. VF, toned, porous. Very rare.

From the Roger Liles Collection.