Issuer | Kyzikos (Mysia) |
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Period |
City administration (600 BC - 1 AD)
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Type | Standard circulation coin |
Years | 550 BC - 450 BC |
Value | Electrum Stater (1) |
Currency | Electrum Stater (600-330BC) |
Composition | Electrum |
Weight | 16.13 g |
Diameter | 18.0 mm |
Shape | Round (irregular) |
Technique | Hammered, incuse |
Demonetized | Yes |
Number | N# 132149 |
References |
Kraay&Hirm# 699
Colin Mackennal Kraay, Max Hirmer; 1966. Greek Coins. Thames & Hudson, London, United Kingdom.
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Winged creature, with the head and torso of a horned dolphin, the abdomen, arms, and legs of a nude human, swimming towards the left and holding in its right hand the tail of a tunny right.
Quadripartite incuse square.
Cf. Von Fritze I 79 (unlisted denomination); Greenwell –; Boston MFA –; SNG BN –; BMC –; Gillet –; Gulbenkian –; Jameson –; Weber –.
Per CNG, as of beginning of 2017, only 3 specimens known, one in a public collection in Berlin.
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Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | ||||||||
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Undetermined | ||||||||||||||
ND (550 BC - 450 BC) |
No member from this site currently wants to exchange it.
Pictures | Sale | Date | Grade | Sold price |
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CNG Triton XX Lot 226 |
10 Jan 2017 | VF |
USD 37 500.00
(+ buyer's premium) |
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