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Hekte
| Issuer | Phokaia (Ionia) |
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| Year | 387 BC - 326 BC |
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| Value | Hekte (⅙) |
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| Reverse description | Quadripartite incuse square occupying the full reverse field, divided into four recessed compartments by a raised cross formed by the intersection of two perpendicular raised ridges, creating alternating sunken and slightly raised sections. This type of mill-sail or wind-mill incuse pattern is characteristic of the later Phocaean electrum hekte series. The incuse is deeply struck and irregular in outline, consistent with hand-hammered technique. |
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| Mint | Phokaia (Ionia) |
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Phokaia shared a minting agreement with Mytilene on Lesbos for electrum hektes, with the two cities alternating issues in a arrangement that persisted for well over a century. The precise terms of that agreement remain debated, but the coins themselves show enough consistency in fabric and weight standard to confirm coordinated production rather than coincidence.
Bodenstedt 112 falls within the later phase of the series, cut short when the Persian-brokered Peace of Antalcidas and subsequent political pressures disrupted Phokaian autonomy. Electrum coinage of this type ceased entirely around 326 BC, never to resume.