Kyzikos, stater (CN type 12441)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 410-330 v. Chr.
Issuing entity
Mysiastater in electrum struck at Kyzikos in Mysia dated ca. 410-330 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 12441. Obverse: Demeter striding right atop a tunny right and holding a burning torch in each of her lowered hands; in the left field, a long-stalked flower. Reverse: Incuse square of mill-sail pattern.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- electrum
- Denomination
- stater
- Recorded diameter
- 17.7–19.4 mm (from 4 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 16.04 g (mean of 3 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Kyzikos
- Region
- Mysia
- Authority type
- City
Design
- Obverse type
- Demeter striding right atop a tunny right and holding a burning torch in each of her lowered hands; in the left field, a long-stalked flower.
- Reverse type
- Incuse square of mill-sail pattern.
Identification
- Period
- Classical Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/12441
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 12441
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 bibliographyp. 15, nr. 200, pl. 6, pic. 12
Research required
- Legends not transcribed in the source corpus
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution