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Hekte
| Issuer | Kyzikos |
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| Year | 600 BC - 550 BC |
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| Value | Hekte (⅙) |
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| Mint | Kyzikos Mint |
| Mintage | ND (600 BC - 550 BC) |
| Additional information |
Kyzikos dominated the electrum coinage trade in the archaic period to a degree that made its issues effectively a regional reserve currency across the Black Sea littoral and into the Greek mainland. The city's access to natural electrum — likely sourced from rivers in the Lydian hinterland — gave it a production advantage that mints relying on refined alloys simply could not match. The hekte denomination, one-sixth of a stater, was the workhorse of that system.
H&L I#28 places this piece among the earliest Kyzikene issues, predating the more standardized tunny-fish series.