Kyzikos, hekte (CN type 24560)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 475-410 v. Chr.
Issuing entity
Mysiahekte in electrum struck at Kyzikos in Mysia dated ca. 475-410 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 24560. Obverse: Head of Heracles right with lion pelt. Below, a tunny right. Reverse: Incuse square of mill-sail pattern.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- electrum
- Denomination
- hekte
- Recorded diameter
- 11 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 2.66 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Kyzikos
- Region
- Mysia
- Authority type
- City
Design
- Obverse type
- Head of Heracles right with lion pelt. Below, a tunny right.
- Reverse type
- Incuse square of mill-sail pattern.
Identification
- Period
- Classical Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/24560
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 24560
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Documented
- 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 bibliographynr. 289, pl. 15, pic. 289
Research required
- Legends not transcribed in the source corpus
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution