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Stater
| Issuer | Kyzikos |
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| Year | 550 BC - 450 BC |
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| Currency | Electrum Stater (600-330BC) |
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| Obverse description | Forepart of a winged bull advancing to the left in high relief, rendered with fine archaic Greek artistry, its musculature and wing feathers carefully delineated. Below the creature, a tunny fish swims to the left, serving as the characteristic Kyzikene type-badge. The design is set within the broadly rounded, slightly irregular flan characteristic of early electrum coinage. The field is plain, with no legend or inscription, consistent with the aniconic monetary tradition of this mint and period. |
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| Reverse description | Quadripartite incuse square occupying the full reverse, formed by two intersecting raised ridges creating four recessed compartments of alternating depth, a hallmark of early Greek hammered coinage produced by a plain punch. The incuse is deeply impressed and irregular in outline, consistent with hand-striking technique of the archaic period. No legend or subsidiary device is present. |
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| Mintage | ND (550 BC - 450 BC) |
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