336, Lot: 96. Estimate $150. Sold for $200. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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IONIA, Uncertain. Circa 600-550 BC. EL Myshemihekte – Twenty-Fourth Stater (6mm, 0.60 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Figural type. Head of Pegasos left, wearing bridle / Rough incuse punch. Weidauer 145; Rosen 287–8; SNG Kayhan 717; SNG von Aulock –; BMC 53. VF.
The wing of Pegasos is off the flan on most examples of this issue. Therefore, the type is usually referred to as a horse’s head.