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Tetradrachm bow and quiver
| Issuer | Kyzikos (Mysia) |
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| Year | 390 BC - 340 BC |
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| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Kyzikos occupied a strategically irreplaceable position on the Propontis, and its coinage reflected the city's unusual degree of autonomy even under shifting Persian and later Macedonian pressure. The city was better known for its electrum staters — among the most prolific and varied coinages of the ancient Greek world — making this silver tetradrachm series a comparatively minor output, likely tied to specific transactional needs rather than sustained monetary policy.
Von Fritze's classification of this type remains the foundational reference, though the die relationships across the bow-and-quiver series suggest a tighter production window than the fifty-year span the literature conventionally allows.