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Stater
| Issuer | Kyzikos |
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| Year | 500 BC - 450 BC |
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| Value | Electrum Stater (1) |
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| Obverse description | A bull standing in profile to the left, rendered in high relief with fine anatomical detail characteristic of Kyzikene electrum coinage. Beneath the bull, a tunny fish (tuna) swims to the left, serving as the civic badge of Kyzikos and a constant identifying device on the city's staters. The composition is set within a plain, slightly irregular oval field with no legend or inscription. The bold, naturalistic modelling of the bull displays the accomplished engraving style of the early Classical period. |
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| Reverse description | A quadripartite incuse square dominates the reverse, divided into four recessed compartments of roughly equal size by raised diagonal ridges meeting at the centre, a design characteristic of early Greek hammered coinage produced by the punch technique. The incuse is deeply impressed and irregularly formed, consistent with the hand-struck production methods of the late Archaic to early Classical period. The surface within each quadrant is uneven and granular in texture. No legend, symbol, or secondary device is present. |
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| Mint | Kyzikos (Mysia) |
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