Lot 135 - Auction Gemini XII

FASCINATING IMAGERY OF GRIFFIN ...
FASCINATING IMAGERY OF GRIFFIN ...
FASCINATING IMAGERY OF GRIFFIN GNAWING TUNNY FISH. Mysia. Cyzicus. - c. 530-500 BC. EL Hecte, 2.71g (0h). Obv: Head of griffin left ... Read more
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FASCINATING IMAGERY OF GRIFFIN GNAWING TUNNY FISH.
Mysia. Cyzicus. - c. 530-500 BC. EL Hecte, 2.71g (0h). Obv: Head of griffin left gnawing on tunny fish head. Rx: Quadripartite incuse square. Not in v. Fritze, but see S. Hurter & H.J. Liewald, SNR 81 (2002), p. 31, 28, pl. 3. VF
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Hurter and Liewald knew two sixth-staters of this type. Since then, a twelfth has also emerged: Triton VIII, 2005, lot 368
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