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57.
Lyttus.
c. 300-270 BC. Stater, 10.70g (11h). Obv:
Eagle flying right with both wings above him, hold-
ing prey in talons. Rx: Boar’s head right, ΛV in
upper right field; all in dotted frame within incuse
square. Svoronos 56 (one example cited). Le Rider
pl. VIII, 1 var. (rev. legend). F/VF
$650
From a private UK collection
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Unusual and rare with both wings of the eagle
above him, rather than one wing above and one
below
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58.
Pontic, Mithradates VI.
Tetradrachm, 16.67g
(10h). 120-63 BC. Year 224= 74/73 BC. Obv:
Diademed head of Mithradates right with flow-
ing hair. Rx: BAΣIΛEΩΣ / MIΘPAΔATOY /
EYΠATOPOΣ / B in four lines across field, Stag
standing left, grazing; star and crescent and date
ΔKΣ before stag’s head, two monograms behind
him; all within ivy wreath. Cf. SNG von Aulock 10
Year 223). Choice EF
$4,250
59.
Tetradrachm, 16.63g (11h). 120-63 BC. Year 226=
72/71 BC. Obv: Diademed head of Mithradates
right with flowing hair. Rx: BAΣIΛEΩΣ /
MIΘPAΔATOY / EYΠATOPOΣ / IA in four lines
across field, Stag standing left, grazing; star and
crescent before stag’s head, date CKΣ and MP
monogram behind him; all within ivy wreath. cf.
SNG von Aulock 10 (Year 223). Mint State
$4,250
Rare Cyzicus Helmet Stater
60.
Mysia. Cyzicus.
c. 520-450 BC. EL Stater,
16.00g (2h). Obv: Helmet left, tunny below. Rx:
Quadripartite incuse square. Von Fritze 81. VF
$10,000
Ex Hess-Divo 325, 23 Oct 2013, lot 211. Ex The Bru
Sale, 21 November 2012, lot 85
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Rare; this coin is the only example in Coin Archives
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