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Hemihekte
| Issuer | Kyzikos |
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| Year | 600 BC - 550 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Forepart of a tunny fish rendered in bold, archaic relief facing right, its body depicted with incised scale detail and a prominent triangular head. Flanking the main device, a smaller tunny fish appears above and a second below, both oriented facing left, serving as the civic badge of Kyzikos. The composition fills the irregular flan with confident, stylized artistry characteristic of early Ionian electrum coinage. The field is plain, with no legend or inscription, consistent with archaic Greek numismatic convention. |
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| Reverse description | Quadripartite incuse square formed by two intersecting grooves dividing the reverse into four recessed rectangular compartments of roughly equal size, a hallmark of archaic Greek hammered coinage produced by a single punch. The incuse pattern is deeply struck and asymmetric, reflecting the hand-worked nature of the die and the irregular flan. The surface within each quadrant retains a granular texture. No legend, inscription, or secondary device is present. |
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| Mintage | ND (600 BC - 550 BC) |
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