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Description: | Cyzicus, tetradrachm of, 410BC Two casts, obverse and reverse. Obv.Head of Satrap. Rev. Prow of galley, on either side a dolphin, a tunny (the mark of Cyzicus) below. Celebrates the capture of Cyzicus (south coast of Sea of Marmora) by the Persian Pharnabazus, Satrap of Dascylium, with the aid of the Spartan Admiral Mindarus.
Inscription. Two casts, obverse and reverse. Obv.Head of Satrap. Rev. Prow of galley, on either side a dolphin, a tunny (the mark of Cyzicus) below. Celebrates the capture of Cyzicus (south coast of Sea of Marmora) by the Persian Pharnabazus, Satrap of Dascylium, with the aid of the Spartan Admiral Mindarus. | Publisher: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/page/7d7ded6fb50d6031e2884961a200be58.html | Subjects: | Pharnabazus fl.410BC | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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