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Kyzikos, 1/4 Hekte (CN type 12842)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

ca. 475-410 v. Chr.

Issuing entity

Mysia

1/4 Hekte in electrum struck at Kyzikos in Mysia dated ca. 475-410 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 12842. Obverse: Nude, clean-shaven Perseus with winged Phrygian cap and a cloak (chlamys) around his shoulders squatting right with his head turned back. In his right hand he holds a sickle, and in his left the head of Medusa. Below, a tunny right. Reverse: Incuse square of mill-sail pattern.

Physical characteristics

Material
electrum
Denomination
1/4 Hekte
Recorded diameter
6.5 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
0.67 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Kyzikos
Region
Mysia
Authority type
City

Design

Obverse type
Nude, clean-shaven Perseus with winged Phrygian cap and a cloak (chlamys) around his shoulders squatting right with his head turned back. In his right hand he holds a sickle, and in his left the head of Medusa. Below, a tunny right.
Reverse type
Incuse square of mill-sail pattern.

Identification

Period
Classical Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/12842
Type corpus identifier
CN type 12842

Documentation checklist

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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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