Hekte

正面描述	A tunny fish rendered in high relief occupies the lower portion of the field, oriented to the left, serving as the civic badge of Kyzikos. Superimposed above it, centrally placed and dominating the flan, is a honeybee depicted from a dorsal perspective with wings extended laterally in a straight, horizontal position and a segmented, naturalistically modeled abdomen. The composition is tightly framed within the round flan, with both devices rendered in the confident, bold style characteristic of early Kyzikene electrum coinage of the fifth to fourth centuries BC. The field is otherwise plain.
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背面描述	A quadripartite incuse square occupies the entire reverse, divided into four recessed triangular or trapezoidal compartments by a raised cross-shaped ridge, creating a windmill or pinwheel-like pattern of alternating raised and sunken sections. This deeply punched incuse design is the standard reverse type employed on Kyzikene electrum hektes of the archaic and classical periods, produced by a four-pronged punch applied at the time of striking. The surface of the incuse areas retains visible tool marks consistent with hand-hammered production. No legend or additional devices are present.
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铸造量	ND - 5th-4th century
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