Kyzikos, Kyzikos Denomination A (CN type 20231)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 200-50 v. Chr.
Issuing entity
MysiaKyzikos Denomination A in bronze struck at Kyzikos in Mysia dated ca. 200-50 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 20231. Obverse: Bull charging right, butting with head. Reverse: Flaming torch.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Denomination
- Kyzikos Denomination A
- Recorded diameter
- 21.2–26.8 mm (from 38 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 6.64 g (mean of 24 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Kyzikos
- Region
- Mysia
- Authority type
- City
Design
- Obverse type
- Bull charging right, butting with head.
- Reverse type
- Flaming torch.
- Reverse legend
- ΚΥエΙ/ΚΗΝΩΝ
Identification
- Period
- Hellenistic Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/20231
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 20231
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. 29, pl. 2, pic. 12
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 1238
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 489, 491
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 600-601
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution