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Coin ID #6835

Kyzikos (BC 500-450) EL Stater

ca 500-450 BC. EL Stater (16.07g). Hoplite, nude but for Corinthian helmet, holding shield, standing in semi-crouch right; to right, tunny downward / Quadripartite incuse square. Good VF.

The hoplite is about to begin the foot race in which the runners carried their military equipment.
File information
Filename:image01278~0.jpg
City/Mint name:Kyzikos EL
Rating (1 votes):00000
Keywords:electrum / archaic
References:Von Fritze I 119; SNG France 265 = de Luynes 2452; Boston MFA 1497; A. Milavic, “Hoplitodromos:The hoplite race in armor served as a vehicle to train for war” in The Celator 5.8 (August 1991), fig. 6 and front cover
Valuation:CNG Triton XIII (1/2010), lot 1278 ($6,500 + comm)
Photo courtesy of:Classical Numismatic Group - www.cngcoins.com
Filesize:248 KiB
Date added:Feb 02, 2010
Dimensions:1478 x 791 pixels
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