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Æ17 - Hadrian ΚΥΖΙΚΗΝΩΝ
| Issuer | Cyzicus (Conventus of Cyzicus) |
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| Year | 117-138 |
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| Weight | 3.94 g |
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| Reverse description | Triton, the sea deity, striding to the right in a dynamic pose, depicted as a nude male figure with a fish-tail lower body emerging from a wave-line base. In his hands he holds a ship's rudder and a tuna fish, both emblematic of Cyzicus's identity as a major maritime and commercial center on the Propontis. The Greek ethnic legend ΚΥΖΙΚΗΝΩΝ ('of the Cyzicenes') is inscribed in the field, likely distributed around the figure. The composition reflects the city's strong tradition of marine iconography, with the tuna fish being a particularly characteristic symbol of Cyzicene coinage across many periods. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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| Edge | Plain |
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