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Hekte
| Issuer | Kyzikos |
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| Year | 600 BC - 550 BC |
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| Currency | Electrum Stater (600-330BC) |
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| Reverse description | Plain quadripartite incuse square, divided into four equal triangular sections by two diagonal grooves meeting at the centre, typical of early archaic Greek hammered coinage. The incuse punch is irregular in outline, consistent with the primitive striking technique of the late 7th to early 6th century BC. No legends or subsidiary devices are present. |
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| Mintage | ND (600 BC - 550 BC) |
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Kyzikos, positioned on the southern shore of the Propontis, became one of the ancient world's most prolific producers of electrum coinage — and among the most trusted. Kyzikenoi circulated so widely and with such consistent fineness that they functioned as an international trading currency across the Greek world, the Black Sea littoral, and into Persia for centuries, long outlasting the city's own political relevance.
The hekte denomination, a sixth-stater, was the workhorse of that system. The tuna reverse punch found on these early issues is a Kyzikene signature, tied to the city's fishing economy and used as a guarantor mark across the entire series.