| Heritage World Coin Auctions > NYINC Signature Sale 3122 | Auction date: 21 January 2025 |
| Lot number: 34066 Price realized: 1,600 USD (Approx. 1,538 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: Ancients MYSIA. Cyzicus. Ca. 500-450 BC. EL sixth-stater or hecte (12mm, 2.69 gm). NGC AU 5/5 - 2/5, scuff. Bearded male head (Poseidon, Perseus or Heracles?) left, wearing helmet in the form Ketos; tunny fish left below / Quadripartite mill-sail incuse square. Hurter & Liewald, SNR 81 (2002), p. 28, no. 17. SNG von Aulock 7291. Intriguing imagery on a bright, clear flan. The obverse head has been variously described as Poseidon, Perseus, Heracles or a nameless hero. Clearly struck specimens such as this one show the helmet to be of a nautical form, seemingly made from the head of a sea creature. Perseus famously turned the Kraken to stone, and one of Heracles's adventures involved the killing of a Ketos, or sea serpent. Poseidon is also sometimes shown in other artistic media wearing a similar finned helmet, and may be regarded as most likely to be represented on the coinage of a maritime city such as Cyzicus. www.HA.com/TexasAuctioneerLicenseNotice https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/greek/greek-mysia-cyzicus-ca-500-450-bc-el-sixth-stater-or-hecte-12mm-269-gm-ngc-au-5-5-2-5-scuff/a/3122-34066.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3122-01212025 HID02906262019 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved |  |
