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cn type 11308

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Kyzikos 🔍  

Region: Mysia  

Date

c. 450-400 BC

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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
Quadripartite incuse square.
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Metrology
Denomination
Material
electrum 🔍  
Diameter
Max: 21 mm / Min: 16 mm
Average Weight
16.05 g (5x)
Public Commentary

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

Citation

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 

Literature

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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cn type 11308, in: Corpus Nummorum, https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/en/types/11308 [Last downloaded: 2026/03/20]

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