Ionia Hemi-Hekte (1/12 stater, electrum, EL8) 650-550 BCE 

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Ionia Hemi-Hekte (1/12 stater, electrum, EL8) 650-550 BCE
Ionia Hemi-Hekte (1/12 stater, electrum, EL8) 650-550 BCE
Ionia Hemi-Hekte (1/12 stater, electrum, EL8) 650-550 BCEIonia Hemi-Hekte (1/12 stater, electrum, EL8) 650-550 BCE

Catalogue information

LastDodo number
6971155
Area
Coins
Title
Ionia Hemi-Hekte (1/12 stater, electrum, EL8) 650-550 BCE
Country
Greece (ancient), Ionia
Face value
1/12 stater
Year
-600
Variety / overstrike
Era
Ancient Greece before 146 B.C.
Head of State
Type
Coin
Designer
Series
Theme
Material
Gold (Au)
Gold- or silver content
Weight
1.2
Diameter
8
Thickness
Punch
Shape
Round
Obverse
Reverse
Edge
Privy mark
Mint mark
Number produced
Krause and Mishler number
Catalogue number
Rosen 259
Details
Obv; Fig leaf Rev; incuse punch Hekte comes from the Greek word "hektos", meaning "sixth" (1/6 of a stater), thus a Hemi-hekte has a value of a half of a hekte, or one-twelfth of a stater. Electrum is a naturally occurring alloy of gold and silver, with trace amounts of copper and other metals. The ancient Greeks called it 'gold' or 'white gold', as opposed to 'refined gold'. Its color ranges from pale to bright yellow, depending on the proportions of gold and silver. The gold content of naturally occurring electrum in modern Western Anatolia ranges from 70% to 90%, in contrast to the 45–55% of gold in electrum used in ancient Lydian coinage of the same geographical area.