Description
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.
Provenance
Martin A. Ryerson (1856-1932), Chicago; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1922.
Accession Number
111014
Medium
Electrum
Dimensions
Diam.: 1.9 cm (3/4 in.)
Classification
coin
Credit Line
Gift of Martin A. Ryerson