Kyzikos Boar / Lion Hemiobol

Obverse — forepart of running boar left, retrograde K on the shoulder, tunny fish upward behind

Reverse — head of roaring lion left, small facing feline head above, in shallow incuse square

Attribution: Asia Minor (Mysia). Kyzikos. The city of Kyzikos. c. 525–475 BC (tag; the variety is dated c. 450–400 BC in other catalogues — see notes). AR. hemiobol.

Obverse: Forepart of running boar left, retrograde K on shoulder; tunny fish upward behind

Reverse: Head of roaring lion left; small facing feline head (a lioness or panther) above; all in shallow incuse square

Weight: 0.34 g (tag) (Dealer's database slip weight; not re-weighed.) Reference: SNG France 378 (tag)

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