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Stater of Kyzikos with youth throwing astragaloi above tunny fish
Greek
Classical Period
about 400–330 B.C.
Mint: Mysia, Kyzikos
Medium/Technique
Electrum
Dimensions
Diameter: 20 mm. Weight: 15.85 gm.
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number58.347
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek Coins, 1950-1963 (MFA), no. 150.
DescriptionObverse: Youth facing, kneeling and throwing astragaloi, himation around lower body and drawn up over left shoulder and arm.
Below, and in front of him, a tunny to right.
Reverse: Quadripartite incuse square, partly granulated.
Below, and in front of him, a tunny to right.
Reverse: Quadripartite incuse square, partly granulated.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Münzen und Medaillen A.G., Malzgasse 25, Basel, Switzerland; purchased by MFA from Münzen und Medaillen A.G.. April 10, 1958, for $ 990.00