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Hemiobol
| Issuer | Kyzikos |
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| Year | 450 BC - 400 BC |
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| Value | Hemiobol (1⁄12) |
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| Obverse description | Forepart of a boar advancing to the left, with a retrograde letter K incused upon its shoulder — a civic badge of Kyzikos. To the right of the boar, a tunny fish is depicted upright, serving as a secondary civic emblem of the city. The design is rendered in a bold, archaic style typical of electrum and silver coinage from the Propontis region during the late fifth century BC. |
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| Reverse description | Within a deeply incuse square, the head of a lion facing left occupies the central field, rendered with characteristic archaic vigor. To the upper left within the incuse, a small facing head of a panther (attributed tentatively) appears as a subsidiary type. The incuse square is a hallmark of early Greek coinage technique, here executed with a single punch impression on the reverse die. |
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| Mintage | ND (450 BC - 400 BC) |
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