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cn coin 19920

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CN Type 11308 🔍

Mint
Kyzikos 🔍  

Region: Mysia  

Date

c. 450-400 BC

Classical Period 🔍

Obverse
Design
Mythical creature (Kekrops) left, consisting of the upper body of a bearded man and the lower abdomen of a snake. He holds a small tree in his right hand, and his left is supported at his side. Below, a tunny.
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Reverse
Design
Incuse square of mill-sail pattern.
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Metrology
Denomination
stater 🔍  
Material
electrum 🔍  
Diameter
20 mm
Weight
16.07 g
Owner

Münzkabinett Berlin, Berlin, de ❐

Owner Inventory No.: 18265449

Provenience: Imhoof-Blumer 1900

Public Commentary

H. von Fritze (1912) - Gruppe III (475-410 v. Chr.)

Citation

Greenwell, The electrum coinage of Cyzicus, London 1887 p. 64 f., nr. 32, pl. 2, pic. 9  ❐

Imhoof-Blumer and Keller, Tier- und Pflanzenbilder auf Münzen und Gemmen des klassischen Altertums, Leipzig 1889 p. 69, nr. 40, pl. 11  (only obverse pictured)  ❐

Literature

Fritze, Die Elektronprägung von Kyzikos. Eine chronologische Studie, 1912 p. 12, nr. 158, pl. 5, pic. 6 (Group III; Stater illustrated)  ❐

Brett, Catalogue of Greek coins. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 1955 p. 196, nr. 1499, pl. 74 ❐

Franke, Die griechische Münze, München 1972 p. 146, nr. 714 ❐

Head, Notes on a recent find of staters of Cyzicus, etc, London 1876 p. 281, nr. 11 ❐

Levante, Sylloge nummorum Graecorum. France. 5, Département des monnaies, médailles et antiques. Mysie 5, Paris/Zürich 2001 nr. 305, pl. 15, pic. 305 ❐

Regling, Die antike Münze als Kunstwerk, Berlin 1924 p. 128, nr. 294, pl. 13, pic. 294 ❐

Fritze, Die Elektronprägung von Kyzikos. Eine chronologische Studie, 1912 p. 12, nr. 158, pl. 5, pic. 6 (Group IIIa)  ❐

Franke, Die griechische Münze, München 1972 p. 146, nr. 714, pl. 199 ❐

Brett, Catalogue of Greek coins. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 1955 p. 196, nr. 1499, pl. 74 ❐

Imhoof-Blumer and Keller, Tier- und Pflanzenbilder auf Münzen und Gemmen des klassischen Altertums, Leipzig 1889 p. 69, nr. 40, pl. 11 ❐

Head, Notes on a recent find of staters of Cyzicus, etc, London 1876 p. 281, nr. 11 ❐

Levante, Sylloge nummorum Graecorum. France. 5, Département des monnaies, médailles et antiques. Mysie 5, Paris/Zürich 2001 nr. 305, pl. 15, pic. 305 ❐

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