Kyzikos, bronze (CN type 21311)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
3. Jh. v. Chr.
Issuing entity
MysiaCoin type in bronze struck at Kyzikos in Mysia dated 3. Jh. v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 21311. Obverse: Head of Kore Soteira right with ears of grain, earring and necklace; hair tied up in a shawl. Reverse: Butting bull, left.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 27–29 mm (from 4 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 12.91 g (mean of 6 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Kyzikos
- Region
- Mysia
- Authority type
- City
Design
- Obverse type
- Head of Kore Soteira right with ears of grain, earring and necklace; hair tied up in a shawl.
- Reverse type
- Butting bull, left.
- Reverse legend
- ΚΥΖΙ
Identification
- Period
- Hellenistic Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/21311
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 21311
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Research required
- 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. 3, nr. 10
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 1230
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 436-437
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 564
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution