Cyzicos

3 Staters

Lead

Cast

Square

4.30 cm

4.90 cm

0.30 cm

Mass (g)	Mass (grain)	Date of measurement	Reference	fragmented	cleaned	reference weight
74.15	-	-	Tekin 2013a	Yes	No	Yes

Symbol	Technique	Direction	Position	Number	Synecdoche
Torch	Relief	LEFT

Tekin 2013a: This is a square lead weight with rounded corners; it weighs 74.15 g and measures 43 x 49 x 3 mm. On the obverse, a torch is flanked with ΚΥΖΙ and ΤΡΙC for tristater. The weight should be a little heavier than its present mass since a large part on one short edge is missing and some small parts on the other edges are broken away. The abbreviation of the ethnic occurring on the weight attributes it to Cyzicus securely. Torch is one of the most represented civic badges of Cyzicus, alongside the tuna. The masses of the tristater unit previously published are
62.80 g, 60.66 g and 44.43 g respectively. Our example is the heaviest one with 74.15 g among others.

No

Language	Technique	Legend type
Greek	Relief	Denomination, Mint

Κυζι(κηνῶν) | τρισ(τάτηρον)

GREEK

FROM -400 TO -1

Tekin 2013a: Dated to the Hellenistic Period.

Name	Date of acquisition	Inventory number
Bandırma Archaeological Museum	None	532

Reference	Page/Column	Reference (number)	Plate / Figure	Comment
Tekin 2013a	622;626	4	4a–4b	None
Tekin 2016a	74	45	None	None
Killen 2017a	228	Kyzi II b 6	None	None