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| Reference | BMC - | Bronze 13mm (2.03 grams) Late 2nd century B.C.
The oldest known reference to Anatolia – as “Land of the Hatti ” – was found on Mesopotamian cuneiform tablets from the period of the Akkadian Empire (2350–2150 BC)
The precise reference of this term has varied over time, perhaps originally referring to the Aeolian , Ionian and Dorian colonies on the west coast of Asia Minor
The use of minted coins continued to flourish during the Greek and Roman eras
The Osmanli ruler Osman I was the first Turkish ruler who minted coins in his own name in 1320s, for it bears the legend "Minted by Osman son of Ertugul"
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