Kyzikos, electrum (CN type 24565)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

ca. 550-475 v. Chr.

Issuing entity

Mysia

Coin type in electrum struck at Kyzikos in Mysia dated ca. 550-475 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 24565. Obverse: Bull laying left upon a tunny left. Reverse: Incuse square of mill-sail pattern.

Physical characteristics

Material
electrum
Recorded diameter
7 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
0.68 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Kyzikos
Region
Mysia
Authority type
City

Design

Obverse type
Bull laying left upon a tunny left.
Reverse type
Incuse square of mill-sail pattern.

Identification

Period
Archaic Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/24565
Type corpus identifier
CN type 24565

Documentation checklist

Denomination
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Issue or mint date
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Material
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Weight
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Mint or printer
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Mint or printer mark
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Catalogue reference
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Licensed photograph
Documented

Catalogue references

No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.

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