Kyzikos, bronze (CN type 22565)

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Record status

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Period

ca. 222-260 n. Chr.

Issuing entity

Mysia

Coin type in bronze struck at Kyzikos in Mysia dated ca. 222-260 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 22565. Obverse: Corn-wreathed head of Kore Soteira, right. Reverse: Agonistic table with curved legs, surmounted by prize crown with palm branch, between two purses; below, amphora.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
29.3 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
14.5 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Kyzikos
Region
Mysia
Authority type
City

Design

Obverse type
Corn-wreathed head of Kore Soteira, right.
Reverse type
Agonistic table with curved legs, surmounted by prize crown with palm branch, between two purses; below, amphora.
Obverse legend
ΚΟΡΗ ϹΩΤЄΙΡΑ
Reverse legend
ΚΥΖΙΚΗΝΩΝ ΔΙϹ ΝЄΟΚΟΡΩΝ ΚΛΗΡΟϹ ΚΟΡΗ Ο ΙϹΟΠΥΘΙΟϹ

Identification

Period
Roman Imperial Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/22565
Type corpus identifier
CN type 22565

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