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Kyzikos (BC 170-150) Tetradrachm 564 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.
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Kyzikos (BC 398-395) Tetradrachm - Pharnabazos2031 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.
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Poimanenon (AD 98-117) AE 29 - Trajan322 viewsTrajan, 98-117 AD. AE29 (14.65g). AΥTOKΡATOΡI KAIΣAΡI ΣEBAΣTΩ TΡAIANΩ, laureate head right / EΠI EΓ Δ[...] ΠONTΩN [...] / ΠOIMA, Asklepios resting on serpent-staff. Dark green patina, VF.
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Kyzikos (BC 500-450) EL 1/12 Stater211 viewsca 500-450 BC. EL Hemihekte (1.27g, 8mm). Nude male kneeling left, holding tunny by its tail, left hand closed fist; dotted hair turned up at back. / Quadripartite incuse square. gVF. Carr coll.
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Pergamon (AD 198-217) AE 38 - Caracalla615 viewsCaracalla. AD 198-217. AE38/ Medallion (37.88g). Laureate and cuirassed bust right with Aegis holding spear over shoulder / Hermes standing left with money bag and kerykeion; flanked by goat; before, Rhyndakos reclining under tree. Very rare. Brown patina. Almost very fine.
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Miletopolis (AD 117-138) AE 19 - Hadrian235 viewsHadrian, 117-138 AD. AE19 (4.20g). AY K TRAIA AΔPIANOC, laureate and draped bust right / MЄIΛΗΤΟΠOΛITΩÎ, Athena standing facing, head left, holding Nike and spear and resting hand on shield set on ground; owl at feet to left. gVF.
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Kyzikos (BC 500-475) EL 1/6 Stater1063 viewsca 500-475 BC. EL Hekte - 1/6 Stater (2.65g). Facing lion's head; tunny below / Quadripartite incuse square, granulated. Good VF. Ex Triton VI (1/2003), lot 300.
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Parion (BC 27-AD 14) AE 29 – Augustus & Agrippa711 viewsAugustus, with Agrippa, 27 BC-14 AD. AE29 - Dupondius (12.77g, 12h), struck before 12 BC. IMP CAESAR DIVI F C G I P, bare head of Augustus right / M AGRIPPA, bare head of Agrippa right. Rare. Green patina. About extremely fine.
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Kyzikos (BC 550-500) EL Hekte598 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?465 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) Hemidrachm278 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) Obol328 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) AE190 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 28152 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) Stater270 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 12203 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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