MYSIA. Kyzikos. Circa 450-330 BC. Myshemihekte – 1/24 Stater (Electrum, 8 mm, 0.67 g, 12 h). Dionysos reclining left on the back of a panther springing right, holding kantharos in his right hand and thyrsos in his left; below, tunny to left. Rev. Quadripartite incuse square. Boston MFA -. Hurter & Liewald I, p. 24 and pl. 1, 7a. Naumann E-Auction 72 (2018), 99 var. (1/12 stater). SNG von Aulock 7322. Von Fritze -. Extremely rare and with a wonderful mythological motif. Minor marks, otherwise, very fine.


This extremely rare 1/24 stater from Kyzikos depicts Dionysos seated sideways on a leaping panther, holding a kantharos and a thyrsos. These attributes identify him as the god of wine and ecstatic worship, while the panther reflects his close connection with the wild and untamed world.