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Coin ID #10172

Kyzikos (BC 500-450) Hemiobol

ca 550-500 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.30g, 8mm). Head of tunny fish right, squid (?) above / Quadratum incusum. VF.

File information
Filename:kyzikos-lanz97.jpg
City/Mint name:Kyzikos
Keywords:silver / archaic
References:??? SNG von Aulock -; SNG Copenhagen -
Valuation:Lanz eBay (2/2013) #370748594760 (EUR 356.55 ($475.99))
Photo courtesy of:Numismatik Lanz - www.lanz.com
Filesize:82 KiB
Date added:Feb 16, 2013
Dimensions:465 x 214 pixels
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Michael   [Mar 27, 2013 at 09:24 PM]
For consistency with the iconography of other coins from Kyzikos, I would propose that the "squid" element is more likely a lotus flower.

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