Stater

Kyme was the dominant Aeolian city on the western Anatolian coast, and these electrum staters fall squarely within the period of the Ionian Revolt against Achaemenid Persian rule. Whether Kyme actively participated in the revolt remains debated — ancient sources suggest a cautious, largely peripheral role — but the mint was operating precisely during the years Miletus burned and the Persian fleet swept the Aegean.

The electrum itself is native Lydian-region alloy, not artificially refined, meaning the gold-silver ratio varies between dies.