Kyzikos, stater (CN type 12464)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 600-550 v. Chr.
Issuing entity
Mysiastater in electrum struck at Kyzikos in Mysia dated ca. 600-550 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 12464. Obverse: Nude male figure with curved wings and pointed cap kneeling left, holding his open right hand at face-height and holding a tunny by the tail in his outstretched left hand. Reverse: Incuse square of mill-sail pattern.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- electrum
- Denomination
- stater
- Recorded diameter
- 22 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 16.16 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Kyzikos
- Region
- Mysia
- Authority type
- City
Design
- Obverse type
- Nude male figure with curved wings and pointed cap kneeling left, holding his open right hand at face-height and holding a tunny by the tail in his outstretched left hand.
- Reverse type
- Incuse square of mill-sail pattern.
Identification
- Period
- Archaic Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/12464
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 12464
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. 4, nr. 26, pl. 1, pic. 27
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 1473
Research required
- Legends not transcribed in the source corpus
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution