Kyzikos, hekte (CN type 12469)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 600-550 v. Chr.
Issuing entity
Mysiahekte in electrum struck at Kyzikos in Mysia dated ca. 600-550 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 12469. Obverse: Harpy with four wings bent at the tip flying left, in the raised right holding a tunny by the tail; below, tunny left. Reverse: Quadripartite incuse square; the area of the partial squares is different in height, the treatment rough.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- electrum
- Denomination
- hekte
- Recorded diameter
- 11 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 2.64 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Kyzikos
- Region
- Mysia
- Authority type
- City
Design
- Obverse type
- Harpy with four wings bent at the tip flying left, in the raised right holding a tunny by the tail; below, tunny left.
- Reverse type
- Quadripartite incuse square; the area of the partial squares is different in height, the treatment rough.
Identification
- Period
- Archaic Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/12469
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 12469
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. 3, nr. 23, pl. 1, pic. 24
Research required
- Legends not transcribed in the source corpus
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution