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Tetradrachm trident
| Issuer | Kyzikos (Mysia) |
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| Year | 390 BC - 340 BC |
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| Value | Tetradrachm (4) |
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| Obverse description | Bust of Kore-Soteira (Persephone as Saviour) facing left, portrayed with fine archaic-influenced Greek workmanship. The goddess wears a wreath of barley ears encircling her head, an attribute referencing her chthonic and agrarian associations. Her hair is drawn back and confined within a saccos. The inscription ΣΩΤΕΙΡΑ appears in the field, identifying the deity as Soteira, the Saviour. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΣΩΤΕΙΡΑ |
| Reverse description | Powerful head of a lion facing left with jaws agape and tongue prominently protruding, rendered in bold high relief characteristic of Kyzikene coinage. Below the lion's head, a tunny fish swims to the left, serving as the civic badge of Kyzikos and a recurring symbol on the city's issues. Behind the lion's head, a trident is depicted upright in the field. The abbreviated civic legend ΚΥ ΞΙ appears in the field, referencing Kyzikos as the issuing authority. |
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