Picked up a couple of Greek coins recently which I feel rounds out my collection. A while back I was looking into Obol coins and picked up a few. The small coins are really well designed, and it was pretty amazing to see that much detail on them. But yet I still felt I needed some more to round out the collection. So here are a few more Obols... Assos, Troas, obol, 500-450 BC. 8.6mm 0.7g Lion’s head right within incuse square. Griffin right No legend, BMC 3 Miletos, AR obol, struck under Hekatomnos (395-372 BC) 10.6mm , 1.1g Head of lion left, E[KA] above Stellate pattern within incuse square. BMC 37-41
It seems like I have purchased quite a few "small" Greek coins lately. I would like to find something I like in a larger model. However, if either of your two coins were to present themselves, I would bite.
I have a couple of those Miletos: Iona-Miletos AR Obol Late 6th C lion Fun to stack up on my Ptolemy IV TET... Ptol kissin' the Lion! The TET is as thick as the Obol is wide... Your Obol from Assos is nice with the Griffon!
My only coin from Miletos IONIA, MILETOS AE17 OBVERSE: Head of Apollo right REVERSE: Lion right, head reverted, star above Struck at Miletos 350-300 BC 4.69g, 17mm Lindgren 513
I, too, am amazed how TINY they were... (Yours are incredible @AncientJoe ) Iona Kolophon AR Tetartemorion 530-520 BCE Archaic Apollo Incuse Punch 0.15g 4.5mm- SNG Kayhan 343 Uncert West Asia Minor Karia 5th C BC AR tetartermorion 5mm 0.15g Female - Frprt Bull r Kayhan 968 exc rght
One of us is confused. It could be me. Convince me. https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=69617 https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=269217 The early ones come facing either way.
I have also been taken by these little Greek coins. Every time I look at them I wonder how the heck they did that.
