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Hemihekte
| Issuer | Kyzikos |
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| Year | 500 BC - 450 BC |
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| Technique | Hammered, Incuse |
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| Obverse description | A wolf depicted at bay in left profile, right forepaw raised in a defensive or aggressive posture, rendered in fine archaic relief typical of early Greek coinage. Below the wolf, a tunny fish faces left, serving as the civic badge of Kyzikos and appearing as a subsidiary device in the lower field. The figures are compact and boldly modelled within the small flan, displaying the confident naturalistic style characteristic of Kyzikene electrum coinage of the early fifth century BC. No legend or inscription is present. |
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| Reverse description | A quadripartite incuse square dominates the reverse, divided into four triangular sections by raised ridges meeting at the centre, with alternating sections showing contrasting rough and smooth surfaces. This standard mill-sail or windmill incuse pattern is characteristic of early Greek coinage struck by the hammered technique, serving both as a functional feature of the striking process and as a decorative element. The incuse is deeply impressed and well-centred on the small irregular flan. No legend or additional devices are present. |
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| Mint | Kyzikos |
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