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1⁄24 Stater
| Issuer | Cimmerians |
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| Year | 650 BC - 600 BC |
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| Diameter | 6 mm |
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| Reverse description | Irregular incuse punch covering the full reverse field, divided into multiple irregular rectangular or square compartments by raised ridges forming a rough cruciform or mill-sail pattern, typical of the earliest hammered electrum fractional coinage of western Anatolia and the Pontic region. The incuse marks are deeply struck and uneven, consistent with the use of a simple punch tool. No legend, symbol, or secondary device is present. The surface exhibits the characteristic rough texture of primitive incuse technique. |
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| Mintage | ND (650 BC - 600 BC) |
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The Cimmerians — a nomadic people who swept through Anatolia in the late 7th century BC, sacking Sardis and destabilizing Lydian authority — are not typically associated with coinage at all. Attribution of electrum fractions to them remains contested among specialists, with some arguing the BMC classification reflects the geographic findspot rather than a confirmed issuing authority. The electrum itself almost certainly originates from the Pactolus River valley, the same natural alloy source feeding early Lydian and Ionian issues.