Mysia, Cyzicus. c. 440-400 BC

EL Stater, 16.03g (18mm, na).Apollo, wearing himation, nude to waist, seated sideways on the back of a winged griffin with panther head; Apollo wrapping his l. arm around the neck of the griffin, holding a laurel branch in his raised r. hand; below, tunny r. / Four-part rude quadripartite incuse square with granulated interior fieldsPedigree: Leu Numismatics, Auction 76: Greek Coins, An Exceptional Private Collection, Zurich, 27 October 1999, lot 148References: Von Fritze, Kyzikos 12, 151 and pl. IV, 38; Boston 201, 1545; Babelon, Traité pl. CLXXV, 17; cf. Leventopoulou, M. "Gryps," LIMC VIII.1 (1997), pp. 609–611, pls. 378–379Grade: Extremely rare mythological type with a panther's head on the body of a griffin. Very complete for the issue and rare due to the myriad of Cyzicene types produced. Unobtrusive black encrustation in the crevices on the obverse. Mint State for issuegk2184 Scroll down for more information about this coin.