Kyzikos, Siglos (CN type 21604)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

ca. 525-475 v. Chr.

Issuing entity

Mysia

Siglos in silver struck at Kyzikos in Mysia dated ca. 525-475 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 21604. 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
Siglos
Recorded diameter
13.5–17 mm (from 3 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
4.88 g (mean of 5 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Kyzikos
Region
Mysia
Authority type
City
Weight standard
Persian

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/21604
Type corpus identifier
CN type 21604

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