Stater
Features
| Issuer |
Kyzikos
(Mysia)  |
|---|---|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 550 BC - 500 BC |
| Value | Stater (1) |
| Currency | Stater focejski |
| Composition | Elektrum |
| Weight | 15.87 g |
| Diameter | 18.00 mm |
| Shape | Okrągły (nieregularny) |
| Technique | Młotkowana, Incuse |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 132056 |
| References | Von Fritze# 123 Hans von Fritze, Hugo Gaebler. Nomisma. Mayer & Müller, Berlin, Germany (12 volumes). William Greenwell; 1887. The electrum coinage of Cyzicus. Rollin & Feuardent, London, United Kingdom. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum France (8 volumes).Gebr. Mann (publisher). Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Sammlung von Aulock. Gebr. Mann, Berlin, Germany (17 volumes). , BostonMFA# 1457 Agnes Baldwin Brett; 1955. Catalogue of Greek Coins. Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts, United States.Robert Jameson. Collection R. Jameson. Feuardent, Paris, France (4 volumes). , Kraay&Hirm# 704 Colin Mackennal Kraay, Max Hirmer; 1966. Greek Coins. Thames & Hudson, London, United Kingdom. Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian (publisher). A Catalogue of the Calouste Gulbenkian Collection of Greek Coins. Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbon, Portugal (2 volumes).Corpus Nummorum Online (https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/) , Regling Kunstwerk# 143 Kurt Regling; 1924. Die antike Münze als Kunstwerk = The ancient coin as a work of art. Berlin, Germany. |
Obverse
(en) Winged male mythological creature kneeling towards left, head facing right and holding tunny by its tail in his left hand.
Reverse
Czworokątny kwadrat z wcięciem.
Mint
Cyzicus, modern-day Kapıdağ Peninsula, TurkeyComments
(en)
In his 1887 book on Cyzicene coinage, Greenwell lists this issue as "naked male figure, with rounded wings and short tail, and the head of a lion" and goes further to say "a type perhaps impossible to explain with entire satisfaction. The oriental character of the monster is evident, and its occurrence on a coin of Cyzicus may be due to Persian influence."
Dr. Imhoof-Blumer, in 1881, described the creature as Fear (Phobos), the son of Ares and Aphrodite, and a similar creature is found on a frieze in Pergamon. Other cultures with similar artistic influences were the Phoenicians and Assyrians. Also, there are a number of bas-relief near the village of Jasili-Kaia, in ancient Cilicia, which are attributed to the Hittites, are two winged monster, one a lion-headed man, the other possibly a dog-headed man.
Alternatively, this is, perhaps, a humanized form of Chrysaor, the winged boar brother of Pegasus and son of Poseidon and Medusa, or an amalgam of several of the winged mythical creatures all displayed on Cyzicene coinage.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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Past sales
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Maison Palombo Auction 20 Lot 14 
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22 Jan 2022 | UNC |
USD 76 226.19
(CHF 60 000.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Heritage Auctions 2023 August 17 - 19 ANA World & Ancient Coins Platinum Session and Signature® Auction 3109 Lot 31016
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17 Aug 2023 |
XF (NGC XF 5/5 - 3/5, Fine Style) |
USD 60 000.00
(incl. buyer's premium) |
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Numismatica Ars Classica Auction 120 Lot 390
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6 Oct 2020 | XF |
USD 43 194.84
(CHF 34 000.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Numismatica Ars Classica NAC AG | |||||
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CNG Auction 102 Lot 366
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18 May 2016 | XF |
USD 85 000.00
(+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. | |||||
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CNG Triton XXII Lot 233
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8 Jan 2019 | VF |
USD 40 000.00
(+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. | |||||
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CNG Auction 85 Lot 394
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15 Sep 2010 | VF |
USD 43 000.00
(+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. | |||||
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