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Triton XXVI

Lot nuber 206

MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 450-330 BC. EL Hemihekte – Twelfth Stater (8mm, 1.25 g). Good VF.


Triton XXVI
Lot: 206.
 Estimated: $ 1 000

Greek, Electrum

Sold For $ 1 300. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 450-330 BC. EL Hemihekte – Twelfth Stater (8mm, 1.25 g). Bearded male, nude but for petasos and cloak tied at neck, crouching left on the back of a sacrificial ram lying left, holding its head up with his left hand, exposing its neck that he prepares to strike with a knife held above in his right hand / Quadripartite incuse square. Cf. Von Fritze I 156 (unlisted denomination); cf. Greenwell 71 (same); Kovacs XII, lot 82; Leu Numismatik Web Auction 18, lot 1062 = Savoca 40, lot 43 = Savoca 33, lot 149; otherwise, unpublished. Minor hairlines. Good VF. Extremely rare as a hemihekte, only two in CoinArchives.

From the Siren Collection.

The identification of the male on the obverse has long been debated. M. F. Lenormant first suggested Phrixos sacrificing the ram with the golden fleece, but Greenwell preferred Odysseus slaying the animal Circe provided him before his descent into Hades, in part due to the figure being bearded, which indicated an older individual, which contrasts with the youthful portraits traditionally given to Phrixos.

The final winners of all Triton XXVI lots will be determined at the live public sale that will be held on 10-11 January 2023.

Triton XXVI – Session One – Lots 1-334 will be held Tuesday morning, 10 January 2023 beginning at 9:00 AM ET.


Winning bids are subject to a 22.5% buyer's fee for bids placed on this website and 25% for all others.

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