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Kyzikos, stater (CN type 12253)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

ca. 550-475 v. Chr.

Issuing entity

Mysia

stater in electrum struck at Kyzikos in Mysia dated ca. 550-475 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 12253. Obverse: Winged griffin left with open beak and raised right forelimb standing atop a tunny left. In the griffin\'s hair a a forking lotus vine ending in two spirals. Reverse: Quadripartite incuse square.

Physical characteristics

Material
electrum
Denomination
stater
Recorded diameter
17.2–20.1 mm (from 4 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
15.92 g (mean of 4 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Kyzikos
Region
Mysia
Authority type
City

Design

Obverse type
Winged griffin left with open beak and raised right forelimb standing atop a tunny left. In the griffin\'s hair a a forking lotus vine ending in two spirals.
Reverse type
Quadripartite incuse square.

Identification

Period
Archaic Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/12253
Type corpus identifier
CN type 12253

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Issue or mint date
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Material
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Weight
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Mint or printer
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Mint or printer mark
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Catalogue reference
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Licensed photograph
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