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Stater
| Issuer | Kyzikos |
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| Year | 550 BC - 450 BC |
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| Weight | 16.18 g |
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| Obverse description | A winged male figure, identified as a youth or genius, kneels in the archaic running posture atop the back of a recumbent bull facing left. The figure wears a helmet or decorated headdress and is rendered in fine relief with careful attention to musculature and wing feathers. The bull is depicted in a naturalistic crouching position with its head turned, displaying strongly modelled haunches and forelegs. A tunny fish, the civic emblem of Kyzikos, appears in the lower field, serving as a mint identifier characteristic of this series. The entire composition is executed in the bold, confident archaic Greek style, set within the irregular flan typical of early electrum coinage. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a quadripartite incuse square of mill-sail or windmill pattern, deeply punched into the flan with four rectangular compartments arranged symmetrically around a central dividing ridge. Each quadrant displays a raised diagonal striated surface, producing a woven or basketwork appearance characteristic of early Kyzikene electrum staters. The incuse is boldly impressed and slightly irregular, consistent with the hand-hammered technique employed at this period. The surrounding field is flat and unadorned, with the rough flan edges visible at the periphery. This reverse type is standard for the archaic electrum coinage of Kyzikos and served purely as a mechanical guarantee of the metal's authenticity rather than as a pictorial design. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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