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Myshemihekte
| Issuer | Kyzikos (Mysia) |
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| Year | 500 BC - 450 BC |
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| Weight | 0.66 g |
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| Obverse description | A kithara (lyre) depicted in three-quarter facing view, rendered in high relief with clearly articulated strings, cross-bar, and side arms terminating in volute-like finials. The instrument is shown frontally, occupying the majority of the coin's field, with its characteristic resonance box forming the lower portion of the design. Below the kithara, a tunny fish is positioned as a subsidiary device, a recurrent symbol of Kyzikos alluding to the city's maritime significance. No legend or inscription is present. The style is consistent with the archaic die-cutting tradition of Kyzikos, characterized by bold, deeply modeled relief. |
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| Edge | Plain |
| Mint | Kyzikos |
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