Kyzikos, stater (CN type 12693)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 550-475 v. Chr.
Issuing entity
Mysiastater in electrum struck at Kyzikos in Mysia dated ca. 550-475 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 12693. Obverse: Sphinx protome with long, beaded hair and spiral lotus vine on the crown of the head as well as raised, curved wings standing left and raising the right paw; in the lower right field a tunny diagonally downwards left. Reverse: Incuse square of mill-sail pattern.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- electrum
- Denomination
- stater
- Recorded diameter
- 19.4–20.5 mm (from 3 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 16.07 g (mean of 3 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Kyzikos
- Region
- Mysia
- Authority type
- City
Design
- Obverse type
- Sphinx protome with long, beaded hair and spiral lotus vine on the crown of the head as well as raised, curved wings standing left and raising the right paw; in the lower right field a tunny diagonally downwards left.
- Reverse type
- Incuse square of mill-sail pattern.
Identification
- Period
- Archaic Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/12693
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 12693
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. 6, nr. 71, pl. 2, pic. 24
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 198-199
Research required
- Legends not transcribed in the source corpus
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution