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Stater
| Issuer | Kyzikos (Mysia) |
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| Year | 450 BC - 350 BC |
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| Currency | Phocaean stater |
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| Obverse description | Head of Kore (Persephone) or a female deity facing left, wearing a close-fitting Attic helmet adorned with a decorative band, the hair loosely rendered in strands beneath the helmet's rim. The portrait is executed in high relief with refined archaic-classical modeling, characteristic of Kyzikene electrum stater coinage. No legend appears in the field. The flan is irregular and convex, as typical of hammered electrum issues from this series. |
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| Reverse description | Quadripartite incuse square divided into four recessed compartments of alternating depth, forming a windmill or cruciform pattern characteristic of early Greek electrum coinage. The incuse is deeply struck with roughly textured surfaces within each quadrant. No legend or subsidiary device is present. This reverse type is standard for the electrum stater series of Kyzikos and served as the countermark impression of the hammer during striking. |
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| Mint | Kyzikos (Mysia) |
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