cn type 11254
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cn type 11254

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Kyzikos 🔍  

Region: Mysia  

Date

c. 500-480 BC

Archaic Period 🔍

Obverse
Design
Lion protome left, its front left paw visible. At right, a tunny.
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Reverse
Design
Incuse square, quartered by two lines.
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Metrology
Denomination
Material
electrum 🔍  
Diameter
Max: 25 mm / Min: 17 mm
Average Weight
16.05 g (3x)
Public Commentary

H. von Fritze (1912) - Gruppe IIa (550-475 v. Chr.)

Citation

Schultz, Antike Münzen: Bildheft zur Ausstellung des Münzkabinetts in der Antikensammlung im Pergamonmuseum, Berlin 1997 nr. 76 

Fritze, Die Elektronprägung von Kyzikos. Eine chronologische Studie, 1912 p. 5, nr. 41, pl. 1, pic. 42  (Group IIa) 

Greenwell, The electrum coinage of Cyzicus, London 1887 p. 105, nr. 109 

Wroth, Catalogue of the Greek Coins of Mysia., London 1892 p. 24, nr. 46 

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cn type 11254, in: Corpus Nummorum, https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/en/types/11254 [Last downloaded: 2026/03/19]

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