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   View Categories Home > Catalog > |Greek Coins| > |Geographic - All Periods| > |Anatolia| > |Ionia| > |Archaic Electrum| > SH85573
Kyzikos, Mysia, 550 - 500 B.C.
|Archaic| |Electrum|, |Kyzikos,| |Mysia,| |550| |-| |500| |B.C.|, Cyzicus was one of the great cities of the ancient world. It was said to have been founded by Pelasgians from Thessaly, according to tradition at the coming of the Argonauts; later, allegedly in 756 B.C., it received many colonists from Miletus. Owing to its advantageous position it speedily acquired commercial importance, and the gold staters of Cyzicus were a staple currency in the ancient world till they were superseded by those of Philip of Macedon. The site of Cyzicus, located on the Erdek and Bandirma roads, is protected by Turkey's Ministry of Culture.
SH85573. Electrum Hemihekte (1/12 Stater), Von Fritze I (Nomisma VII) 53 & pl.2, 3; Boston MFA 1409; BMC Mysia p. 19, 13; SNG BnF -; SNG Cop -; SNGvA -; Rosen -, VF, marks, edge split, slightly off center, Kyzikos (Kapu Dagh, Turkey) mint, weight 1.323g, maximum diameter 8.5mm, die axis 0o, 550 - 500 B.C.; obverse dolphin left, tunny left below; reverse quadripartite incuse square; ex Numismatik Naumann auction 49 (8 Jan 2017), lot 188; rare; SOLD











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