About this artwork
The front (obverse) of this coin depicts a dog with collar, crouching on forelegs to the left; below is a tunny fish, which was such an important product of the local economy that it appeared on all coinage of Kyzikos. The back (reverse) shows an incuse square quartered in a mill-sail pattern.
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Status
- Currently Off View
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Department
- Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
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Culture
- Ancient Greek
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Title
- Stater (Coin) Depicting a Crouching Dog
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Place
- Mysia (Minted in)
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Date
- 500 BCE–401 BCE
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Medium
- Electrum
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Dimensions
- Diam.: 1.9 cm (3/4 in.)
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Credit Line
- Gift of Martin A. Ryerson
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Reference Number
- 1922.4931
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IIIF Manifest
- https://api.artic.edu/api/v1/artworks/111014/manifest.json
Extended information about this artwork
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