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Tetradrachm star
| Issuer | Kyzikos |
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| Year | 390 BC - 341 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Persephone (or Kore) facing left, wearing a stephane adorned with grain ears and a pendant earring, her long hair flowing freely down her neck. The legend ΣΩΤΕΙΡΑ (Saviour) is inscribed in Greek characters in the right field, identifying the deity as a protective figure. The portrait is rendered in fine relief with naturalistic detail characteristic of fourth-century Mysian engraving. |
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| Reverse description | Forepart of a lion facing left with open jaws, depicted in bold high relief with finely engraved mane; the lion grasps a tunny fish (the civic badge of Kyzikos) in its mouth. A star appears in the upper left field, and a second tunny fish is shown below the lion's head. The ethnic abbreviation ΚΥ ΞΙ (for Kyzikos) is inscribed in the field to the right. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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