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cn type 11462

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Kyzikos 🔍  

Region: Mysia  

Date

c. 475-410 BC

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Obverse
Design
Head of Heracles right with lion pelt. Below, a tunny right.
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Reverse
Design
Incuse square of mill-sail pattern.
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Metrology
Denomination
Material
electrum 🔍  
Diameter
Max: 20 mm / Min: 15.5 mm
Average Weight
15.96 g (4x)
Public Commentary

H. von Fritze (1912) - Gruppe III

Citation

Greenwell, The electrum coinage of Cyzicus, London 1887 p. 82, nr. 62, pl. 3, pic. 18 

Fritze, Die Elektronprägung von Kyzikos. Eine chronologische Studie, 1912 p. 12, nr. 140, pl. 4, pic. 26  (Group IIIa) 

Fischer-Bossert, Kyzikener Falzschrötlinge, Wien 2015 p. 83 

Literature

Levante, Sylloge nummorum Graecorum. France. 5, Département des monnaies, médailles et antiques. Mysie 5, Paris/Zürich 2001 nr. 289, pl. 15, pic. 289

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cn type 11462, in: Corpus Nummorum, https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/en/types/11462 [Last downloaded: 2026/03/20]

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