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ID:     75000336
     [UNVERIFIED]
Type:     Greek
Region:     MYSIA
City:     Cyzicus
Metal:     Electrum
Denomination:     EL Stater
Struck / Cast:     struck
Date Struck:     BC Circa 550-500
Weight:     15.85 g
Obverse Description:     Head of Silenos facing; two tunnies upward to either side
Reverse Description:     Quadripartite incuse square
Primary Reference:     cf. Von Fritze I 77 (fractions)
Reference2:     SNG France -
Reference3:     Hurter & Liewald I, 77
Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group
Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=103244
Grade:     VF
Notes:     Sale: CNG 75, Lot: 336 Extremely rare, the third known. The other two examples, noted by Hurter & Liewald, were in the Von Aulock Collection (but unpublished) and the Velkov Collection (Vinchon, 24 Nov. 94), lot 61 = CH II, p. 7, 2.