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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;I_v_a_n, post: 11051412, member: 81539&quot;]I believe, many of us realize that the design of the reverses of some types of earliest electrum coins is something more than just an &quot;irregular pattern&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>For the first step I&#039;ve found a publication of VII c. BC lydian terracotta seal which wakes-up a direct associations with some coins reverses from that period and place.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1525308[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>This belief pushed me for second step with investigation of one unique type electrum staters generally known as &quot;Borysthenes staters&quot;. Theirs incuses images consist of clear wedges which can be associates with Ancient East cuneiform writting systems. It drowned me for long time into Assirian-Median-Scythian-Persian history learning from which I emerged with conviction I&#039;ve found a sample of cuneiform logogram &quot;KING&quot; at reverse of electrum stater. Looks too ambicious to be true....</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1525309[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1525310[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>But recently appeared in public sales inscribed hektes with smooth obverse surface brings a surprise inside reverse incuse - absolutely clear sample of what to be believed an ancient Median cuneiform logogram &quot;KING&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1525312[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>And for third step. I believe this discovery opens a new space for better understanding of some relating emissions.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1525313[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>P.S. For those who like long reading a link to my full article at academia: <a href="https://www.academia.edu/36821881/Electrum_coin_of_the_scythians" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.academia.edu/36821881/Electrum_coin_of_the_scythians" rel="nofollow">https://www.academia.edu/36821881/Electrum_coin_of_the_scythians</a></p><p><br /></p><p>All the comments and ideas are welcome![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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