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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Terence Cheesman, post: 8267453, member: 86498&quot;]Electrum stater of Kyzikos 500-450 BC Obv,&nbsp; Winged canine standing left on tunny fish head reverted. Rv&nbsp; Quadripartite incuse square. Anepigraphic. Weber 1568 16.07 grms 19 mm Photo by W. Hansen [ATTACH=full]1458857[/ATTACH]The electrum staters from the mint of Kyzikos are rather unusual in that they do not have a standard type, though the tunny fish is a common feature on most of the coins from this mint. Thus we are treated to a wide variety of types most of whom, as in the case of this winged dog, do not appear in Greek mythology. Either these creatures represent some local myth or someone needs to lay off the fermented grape juice. This coin has a metal composition of 50.44 % gold 47.15 % silver with the rest mostly copper. (XRF analysis) These coins being of a good size and a satisfactory heft were a popular method of storing wealth, however the introduction of the gold stater of Philip II of Macedon coupled with the massive gold coinage in the name of Alexander III ended this coinage. For those that might be interested I discuss this coin in more detail in the February 2018 issue of the Planchet (see link below)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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