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Home > Mysia > Kyzikos Most viewed - Kyzikos Kyzikos (BC 398-395) Tetradrachm - Pharnabazos2104 viewsPharnabazos, Persian Satrap and military commander, ca 398-396/5 BC. AR Tetradrachm (22mm, 14.67g, 2h). ΦAR-N-[A]-BA, head of Pharnabazos right, weaing satrapal cap tied below his chin, and diadem / Ornate ship’s prow left, decorated with a griffin and prophylactic eye; before and aft, two dolphins downward; below, tunny left. Good VF, toned, slightly granular surface. Very rare, Maffre located thirteen extant examples, eight of which are in museum collections. Ex Giessener Münzhandlung 69 (11/1994), lot 276a. Struck during the period of warfare between Spartans and Persians, this issue commenced after Pharnabazos received the responsibility for the management of the Achaemenid navy in 398 BC, and ended with the temporary closure of the mint in 396 BC due to the Spartan presence in the area. Maffre's die study suggests that, although only 13 examples are known today, the coinage was quite massive and instrumental in facilitating Pharnabazos' naval success that culminated in the Battle of Knidos. Kyzikos (AD 98-117) AE 28 - Trajan1885 viewsTrajan, 98-117 AD. AE28 (14.35g). Laureate bust right / Altar surmounted by statue of Triptolemos(?); two serpent entwined torches flanking. VF, thick green patina, minor roughness. Perhaps unpublished. Ex Wagner Coll. Kyzikos (AD 0-100) AE 161645 viewsearly 1st cent AD. AE16 (2.90g). Wreathed head of Kore Soteira (or Apollo?) right, within dotted circle / K-Y/Z-I, Chelys, monogram on top. Dark green patina, gVF. Gutknecht coll. Kyzikos (BC 450-400) Drachm1483 viewsca 5th century BC. AR Drachm (4.85g). Forepart of boar to left, truncation dotted; at right, tunny fish / Head of lion to left, mouth open, mane bristling; Κ (retrograde) above; all within incuse square. Good VF. Kyzikos (AD 180) AE 401436 viewsAutonomous issues, ca 180s AD. 8 Assaria or Medallion, AE40 (33.17g, 6h). Struck in the time of Commodus. KOΡH CΩTEIRA KYZIKHNΩN, draped bust of Kore right, wearing grain wreath and hair tied in bun / NEΩKOΡΩN - KΥZIKHNΩN, youthful Dionysos, nude and holding pitcher in his right hand and thyrsos in his left, standing left in chariot drawn by two panthers walking to left; above panthers, Pan standing left, raising his right hand and holding lagobolon with his left; to left, male figure standing left, wearing short chiton, holding staff and basket with fruit balanced on his head. Extremely rare, probably unique. Minor cleaning marks, EF. Ex Numismatica Genevensis V (12/2008), 106 (rev. corr.).1 comments Kyzikos (BC 390-340) Tetradrachm1393 views4th cent BC. AR Tetradrachm (14.26g). Wreathed head of Kore Soteira left, hair in sphendone covered with veil, two grain ears in hair / K-Y/Z-I, Apollo sitting left on omphalos, holding patera in right hand and kithara in left, monograms in fields to left and right. EF. Very rare. Kyzikos (BC 450-400) Trihemiobol1366 viewsca 480-450 BC. AR Trihemiobol (1.04g). Forepart of boar left, tunny fish behind / Head of roaring lion left. Kyzikos (BC 170-150) Didrachm1192 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. Kyzikos (BC 390-340) Tetradrachm1163 viewsca 390-340 BC. AR Tetradrachm (15.16g). Head of Kore Soteira left, hair in sphendone covered with a veil, two grain ears in hair / Head of lion left, mouth open with tongue protruding, tunny fish below; stag's head behind. Lightly toned, near EF, surfaces slightly grainy, well centered and quite attractive. Apparently unrecorded with this symbol. Kyzikos (BC 404-394) Tridrachm1083 viewsca 404-394 BC. AR Tridrachm (11.41g, 21mm, 6h). Herakliskos Drakonopnigon: the Infant Herakles crouching right, strangling a serpent coiled around each arm; Σ-Y-[N] around / Head of lion left; below, tunny left; KY-ZI around; all within shallow incuse circle. Near EF, old collection tone, slightly off center, some marks on the reverse. Extremely rare, only BM example known for this symmachy issue at Kyzikos. MPM coll., acquired in 1928. The British Museum acquired the only known example of this type from a dealer in Rhodes in 1927 (cf. N. Hardwick in QT XXV [1996]), as part of a group of four coins that had been found together. As the present coin was acquired by the consignor’s grandfather in 1928, it is possible that it was part of the same find that contained the BM coin. A comparison of color photographs of the two coins reveals a similar surface appearance that is consistent with coins from a common hoard. Kyzikos (BC 500-450) Hemiobol1056 viewsca 550-530 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.46g). Head of bear left, holding tunny fish in mouth / Quadripartite incuse square ("mill-sail" pattern). Extremely rare. EF.1 comments Kyzikos (AD 41-43) AE 12 - Britannicus, Antonia and Octavia1000 viewsBritannicus, Antonia and Octavia. AE12 (1.69g). Struck early in Claudius’s reign, ca 41 - 43 AD. NEOC ΓE[PMANIKOC], K-Y; bare head of Brittanicus right / [AN] / OK[TA], draped busts Claudia Antonia and Claudia Octavia facing each other. Very rare. About very fine. This issue is struck early in Claudius’s reign while the title is Germanicus before he became known as Brittanicus after AD 43. The other portraits are from Claudia Antonia, daughter of Claudius from his second wife, Aelia Paetina, sister of Sejanus; and Claudia Octavia, Claudius’ son and daughter from his third wife, Valeria Messalina. Kyzikos (BC 450-400) Hemiobol999 viewsca 480-420 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.48g, 9mm). Forepart of boar left with H on shoulder; tunny behind / Head of lion left, star above, within incuse square. Good very fine. Kyzikos (BC 390-340) Drachm998 viewsca 390-330 BC. AR Drachm (3.20g). Head of Nymph Soteira left, wearing sakkos; ΣΩΤΕΙ above / ΚΥ-ZΙ; lion's head left, tunny below, bee in field to right. Extremely rare. VF. Kyzikos (BC 390-340) Tetradrachm994 viewsca 390-340 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23mm, 14.99g, 7h). Wreathed head of Kore Soteira left, hair in sphendone covered with veil, two grain ears in hair, ΣΩΤΕΙΡΑ above / Head of lion left, mouth open with tongue protruding, KY ZI around; tunny fish below. Good VF, old cabinet toning. Artistic workmanship. Kyzikos (BC 550-510) Obol986 viewsca 600-550 BC. AR Obol (0.82g, 9mm). Head of tunny right / Incuse square punch. Near EF, toned. Extremely rare. Ex Aufhäuser 8 (10/1991), lot 96. This silver issue parallels the earliest series of Electrum from Kyzikos, which also featured full or partial tunnies as the obverse type. These silver pieces strongly suggest that the dating of this coinage is closer to middle of the 6th century. Kyzikos (AD 0-100) AE 20978 viewsca 1st cent AD. AE20 (4.82g). Head of Kore right, grain ear in hair; within a wreath of grain / K-Y/ZI, caduceus, in the center of which is a gorgoneion, the handle is made of a club, crescent above, tunny below, monogram to right; all within a laurel wreath. Near EF, attractive green patina. Kyzikos (BC 550-510) Obol966 viewsca 600-525 BC. AR Trihemiobol(?) (1.12g, 9mm). Head of tunny right, superimposed on head of bull right / Incuse square. Good VF, toned. Kyzikos (AD 100-200) AE 18963 viewsca 2nd cent AD. AE18 (4.35g, 9h). Draped bust of Kore Soteira right, wearing taenia; all within wreath / Triton right, holding rudder and fish. Good VF, black-green patina. Rare. Kyzikos (BC 200-100) AE 26942 viewsafter 200 BC. AE28 (10.35g). Wreathed head of Kore Soteira right, within dotted circle / Tripod, ΚΥZΙ−ΚΗΝΩΝ on either side, monogram to left, long torch below. EF. Very rare. Kyzikos (BC 160-150) Tetradrachm931 viewsca 160-150 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.91g, 0h). Laureate bust of Kore Soteira / ΚΥZΙ - ΚΗΝΩΝ within wreath, monograms above and below. Very rare. Fine style, lightly toned, EF example. Ex Hirsch, Auc. 71 (3/1971, Munchen), lot 183; ex Bank Leu AG, Auc. 2 (4/1972, Zurich), lot 228; ex Bank Leu AG, Auc 33 (5/1983, Zurich), lot 360. Kyzikos (BC 410-400) Hemiobol871 viewsca 410-400 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.33g). Head of Attis left, wearing Phrygian hat / Head of bull right, KY-Z. Very fine. Kyzikos (BC 300-200) AE 25846 viewsca 3rd cent BC. AE25 (12.48g). Prow right / KY/ZI and monogram within wreath. Near VF, patina stripped. Very Rare! The type is completely missing from the published collections in Copenhagen, Paris and the British Museum. Only one low grade specimen illustrated in von Aulock and another double struck specimen in von Fritze. Kyzikos (BC 450-400) Hemiobol824 viewsca 5th century BC. AR Hemiobol (0.42g, 9mm, 10h). Head of lion left; behind, tunny upward / Forepart of boar left, K (retrograde) on shoulder; to right, tunny upward; all within incuse square. Good VF, lightly toned, some porosity. Apparently unpublished. Kyzikos (BC 550-510) Obol821 viewsca 550-480 BC. AR Obol (10mm, 1.04g). Head of boar right, holding fish in mouth / Plain square incuse punch. Near VF, some porosity. Very rare. Kyzikos (BC 200-100) AE 13803 views2nd-1st cent BC. AE13 (1.14g). Head of bull right in beaded circle / KY/ZI in a monogram, within oak wreath. Dark green patina, good VF. Rare. Gutknecht coll. Kyzikos (BC 520-480) Hemiobol794 viewsca 530-500 BC. AR Obol (0.68g, 10mm, 12h). Dolphin over tunny fish swimming left / Quadripartite incuse square. Extremely rare. VF. Kyzikos (BC 530-500) Hemiobol789 viewsca 550-530 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.42g, 8mm). Head tunny fish right; below, tunny fish right / Quadratum incusum. Rare. Very fine. Kyzikos (BC 200-100) AE 28788 viewsca 2nd century BC. AE28 (9.99g). Wreathed head of Kore Soteira right, within dotted circle / Tripod, ΚΥZΙ-ΚΗΝΩΝ on either side, monogram to left, long torch below. Kyzikos (BC 170-150) Didrachm782 viewsca 170-150 BC. AR Didrachm (20mm, 7.12g, 12h). Stephanophoric type. Head of Kore Soteira right, wearing oak wreath / Thunderbolt; KY-ZI above and below; all within oak wreath; monogram above and below. Superb EF, attractively toned. Well struck from fresh dies. Very rare. Liles Coll. Kyzikos (BC 460-440) Tetartemorion778 viewsca 480-450 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.25g). Forepart of boar left / Two tunnies swimming in opposite directions, bigger one to right, smaller to left. (the rev is upside down) Kyzikos (BC 390-340) Drachm771 viewsca 350-300 BC. AR Drachm (3.12g, 15mm). Head of Kore-Persephone left, wearing wreath of corn ears, hair in sphendone and covered with veil; ΣΩΤΕΙ above / ΚΥ-ZΙ; lion's head left, tunny below, ivy wreath in field to right. Very rare denomination. Slightly off-centre. Good very fine. Kyzikos (BC 520-480) Hemiobol769 viewsca 530-500 BC. AR Obol (0.60g). Tunny fish left / Quadripartite incuse square. Nice very fine. Kyzikos (AD 139-161) AE 23 - Marcus Aurelius761 viewsMarcus Aurelius, as Caesar, 139-161 AD. AE23 (8.01g, 6h). Bare headed, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Serpent-entwined torch with grain ears and poppies. Good VF, dark green patina with dusty light green and beige overtones. Rare variety. Kyzikos (AD 180-192) AE 20761 viewsTime of Commodus, 180-192 AD. AE20 (2.33g). Draped bust of Kore-Soteira right / KVZIKHNΩN, octostyle temple. GVF.1 comments Kyzikos (BC 27-AD 14) AE 16 - Augustus752 viewsAugustus, 27 BC-14 AD. AE16 (1.82g, 12h). Bare male head right / Bare male head right. VF, green patina. Ex Wagner Coll. The attribution of a specific Julio-Claudian prince to each of these portraits remains a matter of conjecture. Mionnet believed them to be portraits of Gaius and Lucius Caesars, an interpretation the authors of RPC believed quite plausible. They do note, however, that the index to the von Aulock collection interprets this issue both as Gaius and Lucius, and Drusus and Germanicus, all of whom became potential heirs to the imperial throne. Barring any more conclusive evidence, the matter will remain unresolved. Kyzikos (BC 530-500) Hemiobol738 viewsca 520-480 BC. AR Obol (?) (0.31g). Head of tunny fish left / Quadripartite incuse square. Rare. Good VF. Mueller coll. Kyzikos (AD 0-100) AE 20724 viewsunder Roman rule, ca 1st cent AD. AE20 (4.02g). Head of Kore right, grain ear in hair; within a wreath of grain / K-Y/ZI, caduceus, in the center of which is a gorgoneion, the handle is made of a club, crescent above, tunny below, monogram to right; all within a laurel wreath. Green patina, gFV. Rare. Gutknecht coll. Kyzikos (BC 420-390) Hemiobol724 viewsca 420-390 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.22g, 12h). Male head right, wearing winged petasos / KY/IZ, tuna right. Porous. Rare. Kyzikos (AD 117-138) AE 25 - Antinous712 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. For Antinous. AE25 (10.46g). Bare head right / youth standing right with horse. Ex Triton VIII, New York 2005, Nr. 720. Kyzikos (BC 450-400) Hemiobol710 viewsca 5th century BC. AR Hemiobol (0.42g). Forepart of boar left with K (retrograde) on shoulder; tunny behind / Head of roaring lion left, facing head of panther (or female lion) above, within incuse square. Kyzikos (BC 200-100) AE 26708 views2nd-1st cent BC. AE26 (10.02g). Bull butting right on ground line, within dotted circle / KYZI/KHNΩΝ, Flaming torch, two monograms below. Light olive-green patina, gVF. Scarce variant. Gutknecht coll. Kyzikos (BC 398-395) Tetradrachm - Pharnabazos705 viewsca 398-396/5 BC. AR Tetradrachm (14.52g). Head of Pharnabazos right, wearing Phrygian cap / Prow of galley left, griffin left on side; two dolphins swimming around; below, tunny left. Kyzikos (AD 117-138) AE 19 - Hadrian701 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. AE19 (2.43g). Cuirassed and laureate bust right / Oenochoe. Light cleaning scratches, minor roughness. Rare. Good very fine. Kyzikos (AD 177-192) AE 34 - Commodus696 viewsCommodus, 177-192 AD. AE34 (20.83g). AV KAI Λ AVP KOMOΔOC ΓЄP, laureate, draped and cuirassed right / NЄOKOPΩN / KVZIKHNΩN, Demeter in biga drawn by snakes to right, holding two torches. Very rare. Dark green patina. VF. Kyzikos (BC 200-100) AE 13694 viewsca 2nd-1st cent BC. AE13 (3.26g). Head of bull right in dotted circle / KY/ZI surrounding monogram, within oak wreath. VF, black patina, under some light earthen encrustation. Kyzikos (BC 450-400) Obol693 viewsca 450-400 BC. AR Obol (11mm, 0.85g). Forepart of boar left; tunny upward behind / Head of roaring lion left within incuse square. Superb EF, choice flan, bold strike. Kyzikos (AD 268-270) AE 33 - Claudius II Gothicus692 viewsClaudius II, Gothicus, 268-270 AD. AE33 (23.30g, 5h). Laureate bust right / Preparations for an evening event in the theatre or amphitheatre - slaves are erecting and lighting giant palm-torches, which are held in urn-like containers. An extremely rare and interesting reverse type, known for Severus Alexander (BMC 264), Faustina II (Berlin) and Caracalla (Mionnet). though not until now for Gothicus. Kyzikos (BC 200-100) AE 12683 views2nd-1st cent BC. AE12 (2.70g) Head of bull right in beaded circle / KYZI in a monogram, within oak wreath. Dark, olive green, thick patina, good VF. Kyzikos (BC 350-300) AE 9673 views4th century BC. AE9 (0.78g). Laureate head of Apollo left within circular border / KY-ZI, amphora, tunny below. Very rare. Joy coll. Kyzikos (BC 27-AD 14) AE 16 - Augustus664 viewsAugustus, 27 BC-14 AD. AE16 (2.32g, 12h). Bare head right / Capricorn left, head right; monogram below. VF, attractive, light green patina, areas of brown encrustation on reverse. Ex Prideaux Coll. of Augustus. Kyzikos (BC 200-100) AE 13651 viewsca 3rd-2nd century BC. AE13 (2.68g). Helmeted head of Athena right / Forepart of bull left, KYΞ above, trident behind. Fine. Kyzikos (AD 100-300) AE 29648 viewsQuasi-autonomous, 2nd-3rd cent AD. AE29 (8.30g). KYZ - IKOC, head of hero Kyzikos, diademed with taenia, right / CTP A / [VP AP]IC / TE[I]ΔOV / KVZIKH / NΩN, in laurel-wreath. Very rare. VF/about VF, dark green patina. Hoeft coll. In Münsterberg, Die Beamtennamen auf griechischen Münzen, a strategos is mentioned under Severus Alexander named Avr. Aristaidos. Perhaps he is the same as named in the legend. Kyzikos was the king of the Doliones in Mysia. Kyzikos (BC 250-200) AE 28646 viewsca 250-200 BC. AE28 (13.33g). Draped bust of Kore Soteira with diadem and wreath right / Κ−Υ/Z−Ι, Bukranion, monogram above, all within wreath. Light green patina, VF. Rarer type. Gutknecht coll. Kyzikos (AD 177-192) AE 26 - Commodus643 viewsCommodus, 177-192 AD. AE26 (9.61g). AV KAI M AVP KOMOΔOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed right / KVZIKHNΩN / NЄOKOPΩN, galley. Dark green patina. VF. Kyzikos (BC 300-200) AE 10638 views3rd century BC. AE10 (1.4g). Head of Kore Soteira right / K-Y/Ξ-I, tripod, monogram to left. aEF. Kyzikos (BC 450-400) Hemiobol635 viewsca 450-400 BC. AR Hemiobol (8mm, 0.40g, 3h). Forepart of boar left; to right, tunny upward / Head of roaring lion left; star to upper left; all within incuse square. Near EF, toned, faint porosity. Kyzikos (AD 138-161) AE 31631 viewsTime of Antoninus Pius, 138-161 AD. AE31 (26.69g). Hipparch Kl. Hestiaios. Head of Kore Soteira left / Two chests, filled with palms each erected on a pole fixed in a cippus; in each chest is also a pole surmounted by a crescent and star. The chest on the right is being pushed into position by means of two poles; the innermost pole being manipulated by two men, while a third man holding a torch (?) stands near the outermost pole. On the upper part of the outermost pole stands another man holding a torch (?) in one of his extended hands: the chest on the left is being erected in the same way, and similar figures are present. Very rare. VF. Kyzikos (BC 550-510) Obol626 viewsca 520-480 BC. AR Obol (?) (1.02g). Head of tunny right, holding another fish in mouth / Incuse square punch. Extremely rare. VF. Mueller coll. Kyzikos (BC 410-400) Hemiobol619 viewsca 410-390 BC. AR Hemiobol (8mm, 0.34 g, 10h). Head of Attis left, wearing Phrygian cap / Head of bull facing slightly right. VF, some porosity. The portrait on this particular issue is thought to be Attis, the consort of Phrygian Kybele. The androgynous Kybele/Agdistis was castrated by the gods. From the severed parts grew an almond tree from which Attis sprang. Attis appears infrequently in Greek art, but he was raised in status when the Romans adopted the cult of Kybele. Kyzikos (BC 170-150) Tetradrachm 613 viewsca 170-150 BC. AR Tetradrachm (35mm, 17.04g, 12h). Stephanophoric type. Draped bust of Kore right, wearing oak wreath / ΚΥZΙ - ΚΗΝΩΝ, torch; monograms above and below; all within laurel wreath. Good VF, gray toning with golden hues in the devices. Very rare, apparently unpublished with these monograms. Lipcer Coll. Kyzikos (BC 410-400) Hemiobol613 viewsca 410-400 BC. AR Hemiobol (8mm, 0.30g, 11h). Head of Attis left, wearing Phrygian cap; tunny below / Bull’s head facing slightly right. VF, toned, porous. Kyzikos (BC 460-440) Trihemiobol611 viewsca 450-400 BC. AR Trihemiobol (1.15g). Protome of a lion with open jaws to left, and with both forelegs visible; behind, tunny fish swimming downwards / Ram's head to left; all within incuse square. Extremely rare. Toned. Minor die break on the reverse, otherwise, extremely fine. Kyzikos (BC 520-480) Obol600 viewsca 500 BC. AR Obol (1.05g). Dolphin left above tunny / Quadripartite incuse square. Apparently unpublished. Kyzikos (BC 430-400) Hemiobol595 viewsca 480-450 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.51g, 9mm). Forepart of boar left, tunny behind / Head of roaring lion left, lying E in upper left field. Very fine. Apparently unpublished with E. Kyzikos (BC 500-450) Hemiobol594 viewsca 550-500 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.48g). Lotus flower (?), tunny fish below / Mill-sail pattern incuse. Unpublished. Kyzikos (BC 450-400) Obol590 viewsca 450-400 BC. AR Obol (10mm, 0.90g, 9h). Forepart of boar left; to right, tunny upward / Head of roaring lion left within incuse square. Superb EF, attractively toned. Great metal. Exceptional for issue. Kyzikos (BC 200-100) AE 30588 views2nd-1st cent BC. AE30 (13.74g). Wreathed head of Kore Soteira right, within dotted circle / Tripod, ΚΥZΙ−ΚΗΝΩΝ on either side, monogram to left, long torch below. Dark olive-green patina, VF. Gutknecht coll. Kyzikos (BC 500-450) Hemiobol587 viewsca 550-500 BC. AR Hemiobol (0.46g). Lotus flower; tunny to right / Quadripartite incuse square. Unpublished. Good VF, granular surfaces. Kyzikos (AD 166-177) AE 33 - Commodus587 viewsCommodus, as Caesar, 166-177 AD. AE33 (21.75g). Λ ΑΥΡ ΚΟΜΟΔΟC ΚΑΙCΑΡ ΓЄΡ CЄΒ ΥΟC, draped bust right / ΚΥZΙ/ΚΗΝΩΝ ΝЄΟΚΟ, galley, below tunny and dolphin. Dark green patina, GVF. Kyzikos (BC 300-200) AE 19587 views3rd century BC. AE19 (4.55g, 6h). Head of Kore Soteira left, hair in sphendone covered with a veil, wearing wreath of grain ears / Tripod; below, tunny left; grape bunch to left. VF, attractive dark forest green patina. Rare with grapes. Liles Coll. Kyzikos (BC 170-150) Tetradrachm 587 viewsca 170-150 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29mm, 16.73g, 12h). Stephanophoric type. Head of Kore Soteira right, wearing oak wreath / Club left; KYZI-KHNΩN above and below; monogram at top and bottom; all within oak wreath. VF, toned, numerous marks under tone on obverse. Very rare. Liles Coll.; ex Hunt Coll. (6/1990), lot 467. Kyzikos (BC 600-550) Stater583 viewsca 600-550 BC. AR Stater (14.69g, 19mm). Head of tunny left; tail of tunny fish above / Rough incuse square. ANS collection - bequest of E.T. Newell. Kyzikos (BC 27-AD 14) AE 16 - Augustus582 viewsAugustus, 27 BC-14 AD. AE16 (3.13g). Bare male head right / K-Y/Z-I, torch, all within laurel wreath. Rare. Nice green patina, VF. Kyzikos (BC 390-340) Drachm581 viewsca 390-340 BC. AR Drachm (3.09g, 14mm, 11h). Wreathed head of Kore Soteira left, hair in sphendone covered with veil / Head of lion left; below, tunny fish left; uncertain monogram to right; all within concave incuse. VF, toned. Rare denomination. Kyzikos (AD 200-270) AE 19579 views3rd century AD. AE19 (4.01g, 12h). Diademed and draped female bust right / Bull standing right. VF, green patina. Ex Alighieri Coll. Kyzikos (BC 450-400) Trihemiobol571 viewsca 450-400 BC. AR Obol (10mm, 1.26g, 9h). Forepart of boar left; to right, tunny upward / Head of roaring lion left within incuse square. EF. Kyzikos (BC 200-100) AE 31568 views2nd-1st cent BC. AE31 (10.54g). Wreathed head of Kore Soteira right, within dotted circle / Tripod, ΚΥZΙ−ΚΗΝΩΝ on either side, monogram to left, ΔΥ to right, long torch below. Olive-brown patina, gVF. Gutknecht coll. Kyzikos (AD 170-190) AE 17565 viewsQuasi-autonomous, 170-190 AD. AE17 (4.13g). Head of Kore Soteira right, wearing grain wreath / KYZIK - KHNΩN, jar with two handles. Rare. About VF, good style. Hoeft coll. In Kyzikos Persephone was warshipped as Kore Soteira (= Saviour). Kyzikos (AD 200-300) AE 17558 views3rd cent AD. AE17 (3.94g, 6h). Anepigraphic, head of Kore right, wearing grain ear wreath / lion advancing right; KVZIKH, NWN in exergue. Good VF, dark green patina. An apparently unpublished reverse type for this issue. Kyzikos (BC 398-395) Hemidrachm - Pharnabazos543 viewsca 398-396/5 BC. AR Hemidrachm (1.75g, 6mm). Head of Pharnabazos right, wearing Phrygian cap / Prow of galley left; two dolphins swimming around; below, tunny left. Extremely rare denomination. Good fine. Kyzikos (BC 390-340) Drachm?536 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. Kyzikos (AD 222-235) AE 30 - Severus Alexander531 viewsSeverus Alexander, 222-235 AD. AE30 (11.42g) Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / Two serpent-entwined torches flanking lighted altar. Kyzikos (BC 500-450) Hemiobol528 viewsca 525-475 BC. AR Hemiobol (8mm, 0.50g). Bird standing right before tunny; three(?) pellets around / Square incuse punch of mill-sail pattern. Near VF, porous. Extremely rare. Apparently unpublished.1 comments Kyzikos (BC 200-100) AE 26524 viewsca 2nd cent BC. AE26 (7.27g, 6h). Bull butting right on ground line, within dotted circle / KYZI/KHNΩΝ, Flaming torch, monogram below. About extremely fine. Kyzikos (AD 177-192) AE 25 - Commodus516 viewsCommodus, 177-192 AD. AE25 (7.02g). Λ ΑΥΡ ΚΟΜΟΔΟΣ ΚΑΙΣΑΡ ΓΕΡΜ, laureate and cuirassed bust of Commodus right within dotted border; circular countermark with woman's bust right / ΚΥΖΙΧΗΝ - ΝΕΟΚΟΡ, Demeter with torch driving biga composed of snakes within dotted border. Kyzikos (AD 200-270) AE 18516 views3rd century AD. AE18 (4.25g). Anepigraphic, head of Kore right, wearing grain ear wreath / KVZI KHNΩN, ibis. Dark green patina, EF. Franke coll.1 comments Kyzikos (BC 520-480) Hemiobol515 viewsca 600-550 BC. AR Obol (9mm, 0.61g). Tunny left, lotus (?) flower below / Quadripartite incuse square. VF, light porosity. Kyzikos (AD 209-212) AE 18 - Geta514 viewsGeta, as Caesar, 209-212 AD. AE18. Draped bust right / Capricorn right. Rare. Kyzikos (BC 200-100) AE 27511 views2nd cent BC. AE27 (6.12g). Bull butting right on ground line, within dotted circle / KYZI/KHNΩΝ, Flaming torch, monogram below. Nice very fine. Kyzikos (BC 450-400) Hemidrachm509 viewsca 525-475 BC. AR Diobol (11mm, 2.42g, 10h). Head of Attis left, wearing Phrygian cap; [tunny] below / Head of lion left; K (retrograde) above; all within incuse square. VF, toned, light porosity. Rare. Kyzikos (BC 450-400) Trihemiobol509 viewsca 450-400 BC. AR Trihemiobol (11mm, 1.15g, 7h). Forepart of boar left; to right, tunny upward / Head of lion left within incuse square. VF, toned. Kyzikos (AD 100-200) AE 20507 viewsImperial Times, 2nd century AD. AE20 (4.20g, 6h). Wreathed and draped bust of Kore right / Panther standing right, placing paw on krater. Near VF, brown surfaces.1 comments Kyzikos (AD 238-244) AE 35 - Gordian III504 viewsGordian III, 238-244 AD. AE35 (20.53g). Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind / Tyche standing left, holding rudder and cornucopia. Near VF, brown patina. Wagner Coll. Kyzikos (BC 450-400) Obol496 viewsca 450-400 BC. AR Obol (13mm, 0.88g, 4h). Forepart of boar left, E (retrograde) on shoulder, tunny behind / Head of lion left within incuse square. Good VF, lightly toned with some deposits. Well centered on a large flan. Kyzikos (AD 177-184) AE 21495 viewsImperial Times, ca 177-184 AD. AE21 (4.90g, 6h). KO–PH CΩTЄIPA, draped bust of Kore Soteira right, wearing wreath of grain ears / KYZI–KHNΩN, Eros standing left, holding hare by its hind feet. Near EF, dark green patina, area of flat strike on reverse. Fine style. Unique, and an extremely rare depiction of Eros the Hunter. Ex Liles Coll.; ex Lanz 125 (11/2005), lot 336. Although this issue is unpublished, it can be dated by the strong stylistic similarity to other issues of this period (cf. RPC Online 783)1 comments Kyzikos (BC 398-395) Drachm - Pharnabazos494 viewsca 398-396/5 BC. AR Drachm (3.33g). Head of Pharnabazos right, weaing satrapal cap tied below his chin, and diadem / Ornate ship’s prow left, decorated with a griffin and prophylactic eye; before and aft, two dolphins downward; below, tunny left. Corroded, RRR, good ss. Kyzikos (AD 117-138) AE 32 - Hadrian494 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. AE32 (27,44g). ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙC ΤΡΑΙ - ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟC ΟΛΥΜΠΙΟC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / ΚΥZΙ - ΚΗΝΩΝ, Demeter with two torches advancing right. Very rare. Dark brown green, lightly smoothed patina, almost EF. Kyzikos (AD 161-180) AE 35 - Marcus Aurelius493 viewsMarcus Aurelius, 161-180 AD. AE35 (29.98g, 6h). Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Athena advancing right, wielding javelin and holding Nike. Fine, green patina, a little rough. Ex Wagner Coll. Kyzikos (AD 254-268) AE 22 - Salonina492 viewsSalonina, wife of Gallienus. Augusta, 254-268 AD. AE22 (5.34g). Diademed and draped bust right set on crescent. / Artemis advancing right. Very fine. 282 coins on 3 page(s) 1 2 3