Kyzikos, hekte (CN type 12315)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 475-410 v. Chr.
Issuing entity
Mysiahekte in electrum struck at Kyzikos in Mysia dated ca. 475-410 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 12315. Obverse: Helios with radiate crown crouching right. With both arms stretched out to the side he holds two horse protomes, each jumping outwards. Below, a tunny right as the standing line. Reverse: Incuse square of mill-sail pattern.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- electrum
- Denomination
- hekte
- Recorded diameter
- 10.9 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 2.61 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Kyzikos
- Region
- Mysia
- Authority type
- City
Design
- Obverse type
- Helios with radiate crown crouching right. With both arms stretched out to the side he holds two horse protomes, each jumping outwards. Below, a tunny right as the standing line.
- Reverse type
- Incuse square of mill-sail pattern.
Identification
- Period
- Classical Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/12315
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 12315
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Documented
- Issue or mint date
- Documented
- Material
- Documented
- Weight
- Documented
- Mint or printer
- Documented
- Mint or printer mark
- Research required
- Catalogue reference
- Documented
- Licensed photograph
- Documented
Catalogue references
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 107A
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 11, nr. 148, pl. 4, pic. 35
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 130, nr. 438, pl. 20
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 146, nr. 716
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 83
Research required
- Legends not transcribed in the source corpus
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution