Post #20: Please Help Identify Denomination/Cat # For Mysia, Kyzikos Silver

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twood89 Valued Member United States 278 Posts	Posted 07/11/2020 11:42 am This appears to be a Mysia Kyzikos Silver coin. It weighs 1.1g and is 11mm in diameter. Any identification help would be greatly appreciated. If possible, directions to a relevant catalogue or catalogue # would be most appreciated Report this Post to the Staff

Novicius Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 1168 Posts	Posted 07/16/2020 6:54 pm Your coin does look very much like a silver Kyzikos Mysia hemiobol after 480 BC. Compare it to right side of the image attached. (Not my coin.) The obverse features the forepart of running boar left, tunny fish swimming upwards behind, and the reverse the head of roaring lion left, within shallow incuse square. Have a look here: http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/gree...zikos/t.html Report this Post to the Staff
Kushanshah Pillar of the Community United States 1554 Posts	Posted 07/16/2020 7:16 pm At 1.1gm, I'd say obol or trihemiobol rather than hemiobol. The theoretical weight of an Attic trihemiobol is 1.07gm. Based on a quick check of similar coins at CNG, weights for these vary considerably. It's a bit heavy for an obol and a bit light for a trihemiobol in practice. Hemiobols of this type are generally less than 0.5gm. Edited by Kushanshah 07/16/2020 7:41 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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