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Stater
| Issuer | Kyzikos |
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| Year | 450 BC - 350 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | A nude male figure, possibly a satyr or youth, kneels in the field in a dynamic crouching posture, grappling with or restraining a large feline creature, likely a lion or panther, depicted in high relief characteristic of Kyzikene electrum coinage. The figures are rendered in a bold, archaic Greek style with strong musculature and fluid movement. The composition fills the broadly oval, irregularly shaped flan, with the scene set against a plain, unpatterned field. No inscriptions or legends appear on this face. A tunny fish (the civic badge of Kyzikos) may be present in the lower field, consistent with standard Kyzikene stater typology. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays a quadripartite incuse square divided into four recessed compartments of alternating raised and sunken surfaces, arranged in a windmill or mill-sail pattern typical of early Greek hammered coinage. The incuse is deeply struck and well-centered on the irregular flan, with sharp, crisp edges to each quadrant. This standard reverse type is characteristic of electrum staters produced at Kyzikos throughout the 5th and 4th centuries BC. The surface is plain with no inscriptions, symbols, or additional devices within the incuse compartments. The overall fabric is consistent with the thick, globular flan typical of Kyzikene electrum issues. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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