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Hekte
| Issuer | Kyzikos |
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| Year | 600 BC - 550 BC |
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| Value | Hekte (⅙) |
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| Obverse description | Two tunny fish (Atlantic bluefin tuna), the emblematic device of Kyzikos, depicted in high relief against a striated field. The principal tunny is shown in left-facing profile in the upper portion of the die, its characteristic fusiform body and forked tail rendered with bold, archaic incised lines. A second, smaller tunny appears beneath it, also oriented to the left, serving as a subsidiary device. The composition is characteristic of the early archaic Kyzikene electrum series, executed with vigorous hammered technique on an irregular flan. |
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| Reverse description | Quadripartite incuse square of mill-sail (windmill) type, divided into four triangular sections by two intersecting diagonal grooves meeting at the centre, creating alternating raised and recessed quadrants. The incuse is deeply impressed and irregular in outline, consistent with early archaic hammered coinage technique. The surface of the recessed areas shows the characteristic granular texture of the electrum flan. No legend or subsidiary devices are present. |
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| Mint | Kyzikos (Mysia) |
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