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Stater
| Issuer | Kyzikos |
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| Year | 460 BC - 400 BC |
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| Value | Electrum Stater (1) |
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| Obverse description | Left-facing helmeted head, identified as Athena, rendered in fine archaic relief with a crested Attic helmet pushed back on the head; the facial features are finely detailed, displaying an alert, slightly downward gaze. The hair falls in curling locks beneath the helmet rim at the nape. A tunny fish, the civic emblem of Kyzikos, is depicted below the neck truncation, serving as the characteristic city badge. The overall style reflects the transitional period between archaic and early classical Greek coinage, with confident, assured engraving typical of the Kyzikene mint. |
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| Reverse description | Deep incuse square punch of the standard Kyzikene type, divided into four unequal quadrants by raised ridges forming a rough swastika or mill-sail pattern. The interior of the incuse displays a granular, irregular texture characteristic of the hammered fabric of Kyzikene electrum staters. No legend or device is present; the reverse is entirely defined by the incuse impression, consistent with archaic coinage production technique. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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