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Kyzikos, bronze (CN type 21590)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

ca. 200-50 v. Chr.

Issuing entity

Mysia

Coin type in bronze struck at Kyzikos in Mysia dated ca. 200-50 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 21590. Obverse: Head of Kore right with long hair gathered at nape and a wreath. Border of dots. Reverse: Tripod with fixture.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
27.4–27.7 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
10.91 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Kyzikos
Region
Mysia
Authority type
City

Design

Obverse type
Head of Kore right with long hair gathered at nape and a wreath. Border of dots.
Reverse type
Tripod with fixture.
Reverse legend
ΚΥエΙ/ΚΗΝΩΝ

Identification

Period
Hellenistic Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/21590
Type corpus identifier
CN type 21590

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