Just won a really old coin from Stack's

Unknown El Hekte Obv Raised quadripartite square. Rv The same incuse. Rosen 314 600-550 B.C. 2.71 grams.10mm Back in 1993 I bought this coin and I thought given the crudity of its design it should be among the oldest coins ever produced. Later a few years ago I saw one with a flattened reverse a feature not seen until partway through the reign of Kriosos. I now have to revise my thinking on this coin to the dating I have proposed above. These very early electrum coins still contain many surprises.

 

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