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Tetradrachm thyrsus
| Issuer | Kyzikos (Mysia) |
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| Year | 390 BC - 340 BC |
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| Value | Tetradrachm (4) |
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| Reverse description | A powerful lion's head shown in profile to the left with open jaws and protruding tongue, rendered with bold naturalistic detail characteristic of Kyzikene coinage. Beneath the lion's head, a tunny fish swims to the left, serving as the civic badge of Kyzikos and a recurring device on its silver coinage. Behind the lion's head, a thyrsus — the staff associated with Dionysian cult — is positioned vertically in the field. The ethnic inscription ΚΥ ΞΙ, abbreviating ΚΥΖΙΚΗΝΩΝ, appears in the field denoting the issuing city. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΚΥ ΞΙ |
| Edge | Plain |
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