Stater

Features

Issuer	Kyzikos (Mysia)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	500 BC - 450 BC
Value	Stater (1)
Currency	Phocaean stater
Composition	Electrum
Weight	16.07 g
Diameter	17.0 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered, Incuse
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 132150
References	Von Fritze# 130 Hans von Fritze, Hugo Gaebler. Nomisma. Mayer & Müller, Berlin, Germany (12 volumes). , SNG France# 281 Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum France (8 volumes). , Greenwell# 3 William Greenwell; 1887. The electrum coinage of Cyzicus. Rollin & Feuardent, London, United Kingdom. , BostonMFA# 1520 Agnes Baldwin Brett; 1955. Catalogue of Greek Coins. Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts, United States. , Gulbenkian# 640 Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian (publisher). A Catalogue of the Calouste Gulbenkian Collection of Greek Coins. Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbon, Portugal (2 volumes). , Jameson# 1419 Robert Jameson. Collection R. Jameson. Feuardent, Paris, France (4 volumes). , Weber# 4987 Hermann David Weber, Leonard Forrer. Descriptive catalogue of the collection of Greek coins formed by Sir Hermann Weber M.D. 1823-1918. Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom (5 volumes). , BMC Greek# 55 British Museum (publisher). A Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum. British Museum, London, United Kingdom (28 volumes). , Warren# 1423 Kurt Regling; 1906. Die griechischen Münzen der Sammlung Warren. Georg Reimer, Berlin, Germany (2 volumes).

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Obverse

Head of Zeus Ammon facing right. Under him a tunny facing right.

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)							$ 8700

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Grade	Sold price
	Nomos AG Auction 24 Lot 174	22 May 2022	VF	USD 31 618.11 (CHF 25 000.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Nomos AG
	CNG Triton XXIV Lot 631	19 Jan 2021	VF	USD 8000.00 (+ buyer's premium)
© Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.
	CNG Triton XVII Sessions 1 & 2 Lot 262	7 Jan 2014	VF	USD 6000.00 (+ buyer's premium)
© Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.