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Coin type (temporary №) 759

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Coin type
Temporary Number 759
City; Province; Region Cyzicus; Asia: Conventus of Cyzicus; Mysia
Date 177–184
Pseudo-autonomous? Yes
Obverse design corn-wreathed and draped bust of Kore Soteira (head assimilated to portrait of Faustina II) wearing necklace, r.
Obverse inscription ΚΟΡΗ ΣΩΤΕΙΡΑ ΚΥΖΙΚΗΝΩΝ
Reverse design two decorated altars surmounted by baskets on bars; in baskets, branches and stick surmounted with crescent and star; each basket supported by three men handling bars; two men standing on bars, holding torches
Reverse inscription ΚΥΖΙΚΗΝΩΝ ΝΕΟΚΟΡΟΝ, ΡΥ and ΚΥ as monograms in field
Metal Bronze
Average diameter 42 mm
Average weight 36.42 g
Average die-axis 12
Type reference H. von Fritze, NOMISMA 10 (1917), VI 6g
Correction
Specimens of this coin type
# Reference Diameter Weight Axis Image
1 G II, 266, no. 16 (= SNG I, no. 1208) 43 mm 33.71 g 12 Pictured
2 P 393 (medaillon) 42 mm 38.70 g 12 None
3 P 394 (medaillon) (= Wa 7034, pl. XX.1) 42 mm 40.86 g 12 None
4 B 1886/240 (= A. von Sallet, ZfN 15 (1888), 12, pl. I.7) 43 mm 32.39 g 12 Available

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