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Hemihekte
| Issuer | Kyzikos |
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| Year | 500 BC - 450 BC |
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| Value | Hemihekte (1/2) |
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| Obverse description | Ram standing to left in profile, rendered with fine detail in high relief against a plain field; below the animal, a tunny fish swimming to left, a characteristic civic badge of Kyzikos. The composition is contained within a roughly circular flan typical of early electrum coinage, with no inscription or legend. |
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| Reverse description | Quadripartite incuse square with four recessed compartments of alternating depth, formed by two intersecting raised ridges creating a windmill or pinwheel pattern, characteristic of archaic Greek hammered coinage technique. The incuse is deeply struck and occupies the majority of the reverse field, with no legend or additional devices. |
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| Mint | Kyzikos |
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