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Kyzikos, Trihemiobol (1 1/2 obol) (CN type 20218)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

ca. 525-475 v. Chr.

Issuing entity

Mysia

Trihemiobol (1 1/2 obol) in silver struck at Kyzikos in Mysia dated ca. 525-475 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 20218. Obverse: Protome of a boar with a high mane jumping left. In the right field, an upwards diagonal tunny . Reverse: Lion head left with wide open mouth, tongue hanging out and a row of dots at the end of the mane; all within incuse square.

Physical characteristics

Material
silver
Denomination
Trihemiobol (1 1/2 obol)
Recorded diameter
9.8–9.9 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
0.37 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Kyzikos
Region
Mysia
Authority type
City

Design

Obverse type
Protome of a boar with a high mane jumping left. In the right field, an upwards diagonal tunny .
Reverse type
Lion head left with wide open mouth, tongue hanging out and a row of dots at the end of the mane; all within incuse square.

Identification

Period
Archaic Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/20218
Type corpus identifier
CN type 20218

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Material
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Weight
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