Catalog
Tetradrachm
| Issuer | Kyzikos |
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| Year | 300 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | A nude or lightly draped male figure, identified as Poseidon or a triton, kneels dynamically to the left upon a globe or rocky base, his body twisted in vigorous contrapposto. He holds a trident in his right hand to the right, while a bunch of grapes appears in the lower left field. The city ethnic KY – ZI is inscribed in the field divided on either side of the central figure, identifying the issuing authority of Kyzikos. The composition is energetic and sculptural, characteristic of the accomplished die-engravers active in the Propontis region during the late fourth century BC. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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