Stater - Agasikles

Kios, the Bithynian Greek city on the Propontis, issued precious metal coinage only rarely, and civic gold of this period is exceptionally uncommon — most Greek poleis of comparable size never struck gold at all. The magistrate name Agasikles appears on a small cluster of staters, suggesting a brief window of authorization, possibly connected to the disruption of Persian-controlled regional trade networks during Alexander's campaigns into Asia Minor after 334 BC.