Kyzikos, bronze (CN type 21591)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 200-50 v. Chr.
Issuing entity
MysiaCoin type in bronze struck at Kyzikos in Mysia dated ca. 200-50 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 21591. Obverse: Head of Kore right with hair gathered at nape and oak wreath. Border of dots. Reverse: Tripod with three rings and holmos, below torch.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 26.3–28 mm (from 5 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 9.35 g (mean of 3 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Kyzikos
- Region
- Mysia
- Authority type
- City
Design
- Obverse type
- Head of Kore right with hair gathered at nape and oak wreath. Border of dots.
- Reverse type
- Tripod with three rings and holmos, below torch.
- Reverse legend
- ΚΥエΙ/ΚΗΝΩΝ
Identification
- Period
- Hellenistic Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/21591
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 21591
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. 7, nr. 32-39
Research required
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