Kyzikos, hekte (CN type 12478)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 550-475 v. Chr.
Issuing entity
Mysiahekte in electrum struck at Kyzikos in Mysia dated ca. 550-475 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 12478. Obverse: Bull laying left upon a tunny left. Reverse: Incuse square of mill-sail pattern.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- electrum
- Denomination
- hekte
- Recorded diameter
- 11.4–11.5 mm (from 2 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
- Bull laying left upon a tunny left.
- Reverse type
- Incuse square of mill-sail pattern.
Identification
- Period
- Archaic Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/12478
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 12478
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. 109, nr. 121
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 1451, nr. 2766, pl. 177, pic. 3
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 8, nr. 89, pl. 3, pic. 8
Research required
- Legends not transcribed in the source corpus
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution