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Kyzikos, tetradrachm (CN type 20212)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

ca. 390-341/340 v. Chr.

Issuing entity

Mysia

tetradrachm in silver struck at Kyzikos in Mysia dated ca. 390-341/340 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 20212. Obverse: Head of Kore Soteira left with her hair tied up in a shawl (sakkos), ears of grain, and an earring. Reverse: Lion head left with wide open mouth and tongue hanging out. Below, a tunny left.

Physical characteristics

Material
silver
Denomination
tetradrachm
Recorded diameter
21–26 mm (from 4 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
14.9 g (mean of 5 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Kyzikos
Region
Mysia
Authority type
City

Design

Obverse type
Head of Kore Soteira left with her hair tied up in a shawl (sakkos), ears of grain, and an earring.
Reverse type
Lion head left with wide open mouth and tongue hanging out. Below, a tunny left.
Obverse legend
ΣΩΤΕΙΡΑ
Reverse legend
ΚΥ-エΙ

Identification

Period
Classical Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/20212
Type corpus identifier
CN type 20212

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