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Kyzikos, hekte (CN type 12448)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

ca. 410-330 v. Chr.

Issuing entity

Mysia

hekte in electrum struck at Kyzikos in Mysia dated ca. 410-330 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 12448. Obverse: Heracles and Iphicles kneeling, facing away from each other as nude young men. In the raised right and the lowered left hands Heracles chokes a snake, while Iphicles raises his hands pleadingly. Below, a tunny left. Reverse: Incuse square of mill-sail pattern.

Physical characteristics

Material
electrum
Denomination
hekte
Recorded diameter
10–11.4 mm (from 3 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
2.63 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Kyzikos
Region
Mysia
Authority type
City

Design

Obverse type
Heracles and Iphicles kneeling, facing away from each other as nude young men. In the raised right and the lowered left hands Heracles chokes a snake, while Iphicles raises his hands pleadingly. Below, a tunny left.
Reverse type
Incuse square of mill-sail pattern.

Identification

Period
Classical Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/12448
Type corpus identifier
CN type 12448

Documentation checklist

Denomination
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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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