Before Steve cough up the big ones, my modest auction win MYSIA, Kyzikos. Circa 390-341/0 BC. AR Tetradrachm (22mm, 14.30 g, 1h). Head of Kore Soteira left, hair in sphendone covered with a veil, wearing wreath of grain ears and single-pendant earring; ΣΩTEIPA above / Head of lion left; below, tunny left; KY-ZI around, [astragalos to right]. Pixodarus Type 2, Group D; SNG France 407; SNG von Aulock 1219 and 7345; Stack’s, 24 August 1976, lot 1572 (same dies). VF, toned, rough surfaces. From the Roger Liles Collection.
Depends with what you compare it with It's the "budget" version of this one... http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=239735
Well I kinda like the style of Kore better for my part, more "realistic" compared with the "artistic" rendition of the lion
Sweet, sweet coin!! ... yah, like I told you earlier => man, that is one tough lookin' coin!! ... Kore rocks and the lion rocks!! => gorgeous!! (I am very jealous of that baby!!)
Don't know who's the guy but he collected coins from Kyzikos apparently, several of his ex's were in this auction.
oh, ok. i didn't know if he was someone important in ancient collecting or something. well, now it's in the "dionysos collection". i wish it was in the chrsmat71 collection.
Better than mine from today. I got skunked. I really liked one piece, and it ended up going for seven times estimate. Sometimes I wish there were a lot fewer buyers of ancients.......
