Catalog
Hekte
| Issuer | Kyzikos |
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| Currency | Electrum Stater (600-330BC) |
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| Obverse description | A nude male figure, likely a deity or hero, rendered in high relief in a dynamic kneeling-running posture (the characteristic Knielauf convention of archaic Greek coinage), depicted facing left and positioned atop a large tunny fish (the civic emblem of Kyzikos), which extends horizontally across the field. The muscular figure reaches forward with outstretched arms, conveying vigorous motion. The style is characteristic of the finest archaic Kyzikene electrum coinage of the 5th century BC, with bold, confident modeling of the human form. |
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| Obverse script | Ancient Greek |
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| Edge | Plain |
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