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Obol
| Issuer | Kyzikos |
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| Year | 480 BC - 420 BC |
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| Value | Obol (⅙) |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Additional information |
Kyzikos, the prosperous Propontis city on the southern shore of the Sea of Marmara, was among the most commercially active mints of the fifth century BC, supplying coinage to Black Sea trade networks that stretched deep into Scythian territory. The city's monetary output during this period was dominated by the electrum stater series — arguably the most widely circulated prestige coinage in the Greek world — with the silver fractions, including this obol, serving local transactional needs. Von Fritze's foundational classification of the Kyzikene series remains the primary reference against which attributions are made.