MYSIA. Kyzikos. Circa 550-450 BC. Myshemihekte – 1/24 Stater (Electrum, 8 mm, 0.75 g), a contemporary plated imitation. Head of Perseus to left, wearing winged helmet; to right, tunny downward; on head, countermark: stellate pattern within incuse square. Rev. Quadripartite incuse square. BMFA -, cf. 1449 (stater). Hurter & Liewald -. Cf. Leu 7 (2020), 1227 (hemihekte). SNG Paris -, cf. 193 (stater). Von Fritze I, -, cf. 65 (stater and hekte). Extremely rare and with an interesting countermark. Some breaks in plating, otherwise, very fine.

This countermark was also applied to lot 296 above