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Kyzikos (BC 170-150) Didrachm1169 viewsca 170-150 BC. AR Didrachm (7.08g, 12h). Head of Kore right, wearing oak wreath / KY-ZI, thunderbolt within laurel wreath; monogram above and below. Good VF, toned. Extremely rare.
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Parion (BC 200-0) AE 23586 viewsca 2nd-1st cent. BC. AE23 (7.28g). Facing head of gorgon (Medusa?), countermark: monogram in incuse circle / Eagle standing right, monogram before. Good VF, dark green patina.
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Kyzikos (BC 450-400) Trihemiobol312 viewsca 450-400 BC. AR Trihemiobol (11mm, 1.16g). Forepart of boar left; to right, tunny upward / Head of lion left within incuse square. VF, toned, typical; light porosity. Krizan Coll.; ex Peus 320 (11/1987), lot 1080.
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Kyzikos (BC 500-450) EL 1/12 Stater 811 viewsca 500-450 BC. EL 1/12 Stater (1.34g, 9mm). Lion right, gnawing on leg of prey; below, tunny right / Quadripartite incuse square. gVF.
This is the second of three known that have been offered at auction.
This obverse has very close links to other coinage of similar period. Early drachmae of Velia have a similar type. Colin M. Kraay [Archaic and Classical Greek Coins (1976), p. 263] comments on the connection of the drachmae and this Kyzikos example, noting the rarity of deliberate reproductions of specific coin types across cities. An almost identical type is also found on a hecte emission of Mytilene (Bodenstedt 78 – Coin ID #11257).
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Kyzikos (BC 410-400) Hemiobol842 viewsca 410-400 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.33g). Head of Attis left, wearing Phrygian hat / Head of bull right, KY-Z. Very fine.
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Pergamon (AD 60-150) AE 171242 viewsQuasi-autonomous, end 1st-mid 2nd century AD. AE17 (3.40g). ΘEON CVN - KΛHTON, youthful bust of Senate, draped, right / ΘEAN PΩ - MHN, bust of Roma, draped and turreted, right. Very rare, VF. Hoeft coll.
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Kyzikos (BC 450-400) Trihemiobol315 viewsca 450-400 BC. AR Trihemiobol (10mm, 1.17g, 5h). Forepart of boar left; to right, tunny upward / Head of roaring lion left within incuse square. VF, toned, minor deposits, light double strike on reverse.
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Pergamon (BC 104-98) Cistophoric Tetradrachm363 views104-98 BC. AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm (12.33g). Cista mystica with half-open lid, from which serpent emerges; wreath composed of ivy and berries / Decorated gorytos (bow case) between two serpents, their tails tied up; on left, city monogram Î EP; above, monogram ATP; on right, serpent-entwined thyrsos. Extremely rare. VF, toned.
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Kyzikos (BC 550-500) EL Hekte597 viewsca 550-500 BC. EL Hekte (2.69g, 10.5mm). Head of Perseus to left, wearing winged helmet with hair hanging beneath and represented by dots; behind, tunny swimming downwards / Quadripartite incuse square. VF. A rare type with about 20 known. Carr coll.
William Greenwell, in his 1887 tome entitled: The electrum coinage of Cyzicus, notes that the helmet is the helmet of Hades lent to him by the nymphs. The reference by Greenwell is to the ‘mission’ of Perseus to cut-off the head of Medusa. The next coin in the Greenwell listing notes a type where much of the detail of this slaying is depicted – see Coin ID #14069.Dec 20, 2019
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Kyzikos (BC 390-340) Drachm?464 viewsca 3rd century BC. AR Drachm(?) (5.07g, 20mm). Head of Kore Soteira left, with hair in sphendone; ΣΩTEIPA / Head of lion left; monogram to left; below, tunny left; KYZI.
The weight of this piece is significantly heavier than SNG BN 408-10, which are closer to 3.25g. Additionally, the obverse style is much closer to the following series featuring the seated Apollo reverse type. BN 419 fits the obverse style and weight, but is of the later reverse type, pointing to a possible hybrid or transitional issue. Very rare and interesting. Very fine, some porosity.Nov 29, 2019
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Kyzikos (BC 390-340) Hemidrachm277 viewsca 390-340 BC. AR Hemidrachm (1.48g, 12mm). Wreathed head of Kore Soteira left, hair in sakkos / Head of lion left; tunny fish below (off flan), KYZI around. A very rare denomination, one other example is documented as having been sold at auction (CNG E177 lot 93) in 2007, and a third example in poor condition was sold on eBay in 2015.Nov 28, 2019
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Kyzikos (BC 550-500) Obol326 viewsca 550-530 BC. AR Obol (0.77g, 9.5mm). Two tunny facing left, one above the other / Quadripartite incuse square. This is the SNG von Aulock plate coin (7327), however the tunnies are oriented facing right in the SNG publication. Nov 27, 2019
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Pitane (BC 150-50) AE189 viewsca 150-50 BC. AE (3.78g). Head of Zeus with laurel wreath, facing right, surrounded by circular dotted border / Facing head of Zeus, wearing horns of Ammon, within an ivy wreath.Nov 24, 2019
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Kyzikos (AD 177-184) AE 28151 viewsca 177-184 AD. AE28 (13.08g). KΥ-ZIKOΣ, diademed head of Hero Kyzikos right / KΥZIKHNΩN N-E-OKOΡΩN, Poseidon with trident and dolphin foot on prow. Rare. VF.Sep 25, 2019
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Kyzikos (BC 600-550) Stater268 viewsca 520 BC. AR or BI Stater (20.3mm, 14.71g). Head of tunny fish left; above, fish tail right / Square punch containing irregular markings. Jul 15, 2019
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Zeleia (BC 400-300) AE 12200 views4th century BC. AE12 (1.50g). Head of Artemis left, wearing stephane / Z-E/Λ-E, stag standing left. gVF, green-brown patina.Jun 19, 2019
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