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Tetradrachm turtle/rose
| Issuer | Kyzikos (Mysia) |
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| Year | 340 BC - 300 BC |
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| Weight | 15.05 g |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | Forepart of a lion facing left with jaws agape and tongue protruding, conveying ferocity in the classical Cyzicene tradition. Below the lion's head, a tunny fish swims to the left, a recurrent civic emblem of Cyzicus reflecting the city's maritime identity. To the right of the main device, a rose on a stem emerges, accompanied by a turtle, forming a combined subsidiary type. The ethnic legend ΚΥΖΙΚΗΝΩΝ is inscribed in the field, identifying the issuing city. The reverse design exemplifies the characteristic compositional complexity of late-fourth-century Cyzicene coinage. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΚΥΖΙΚΗΝΩΝ |
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