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Kyzikos, bronze (CN type 19949)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

ca. 300-200 v. Chr.

Issuing entity

Mysia

Coin type in bronze struck at Kyzikos in Mysia dated ca. 300-200 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 19949. Obverse: Bow of a ship (prora), right. Border of dots. Reverse: City ethnic (in two lines) above and below a monogram, all within an oak wreath bound at the bottom.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
21.8–24 mm (from 6 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
9.64 g (mean of 6 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Kyzikos
Region
Mysia
Authority type
City

Design

Obverse type
Bow of a ship (prora), right. Border of dots.
Reverse type
City ethnic (in two lines) above and below a monogram, all within an oak wreath bound at the bottom.
Reverse legend
ΚΥ/エΙ

Identification

Period
Hellenistic Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/19949
Type corpus identifier
CN type 19949

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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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