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Æ12
| Issuer | Tyra |
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| Year | 130 BC - 120 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse script | Greek |
| Reverse lettering | Τ Υ Ρ Α |
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Tyra, the Greek colony at the mouth of the Tyras River (modern Dniester), sat at the edge of Scythian territory and relied on that uneasy proximity for its economy — grain transit, fish, and slaves moving between the steppe interior and the wider Mediterranean. Bronze fractions like this one were the working currency of that trade. The city issued no silver during this period, making these small bronzes the sole civic coinage in local circulation.