Hekte

Features

Issuer	Kyzikos (Mysia)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	500 BC - 450 BC
Value	Hekte (⅙)
Currency	Phocaean stater
Composition	Electrum
Weight	2.69 g
Diameter	10 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered, Incuse
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 127527
References	Von Fritze# 82 Hans von Fritze, Hugo Gaebler. Nomisma. Mayer & Müller, Berlin, Germany (12 volumes). , SNG France# 211 Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum France (8 volumes). , H&L II# 82 Silvia Mani Hurter, Hans-Joachim Liewald; 2004. “Neue Nominale in der Elektronprägung von Kyzikos”, Schweizerische Numismatische Rundschau = Revue Suisse de Numismatique = Rivista Svizzera di Numismatica (Swiss Numismatic Review), Volume 83, pages 27-44. , Rosen# 459 Nancy M. Waggoner; 1983. Early Greek Coins from the Collection of Jonathan P. Rosen. American Numismatic Society, New York City, New York, United States. , Gulbenkian# 635 Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian (publisher). A Catalogue of the Calouste Gulbenkian Collection of Greek Coins. Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbon, Portugal (2 volumes). , Jameson# 2553 Robert Jameson. Collection R. Jameson. Feuardent, Paris, France (4 volumes).

Obverse

Head of lion facing; in front. Tunny under it facing left.

Reverse

Quadripartite incuse square.

Mint

Cyzicus, modern-day Kapıdağ Peninsula, Turkey

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (500 BC - 450 BC)

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