One (or more) of those super small Greek fractions have been on my wish list for quite a while. Luckily, my friend @AnYangMan was making space for some other coins, and apparently these super small coins took too much space. GREECE, Annonymous Denomination: AR Tetartemorion, minted: Ionia, Kolophon; c500-450 BC Obv: Facing head of Apollo Rev: TE monogram (= tetartemorion?) within incuse square Weight: 0.17g; Ø:5mm Catalogue: SNG Von Aulock 1999, SNG Kayhan 356 Provenance: Ex. @AnYangMan ; acq.: 12-2019 GREECE, Annonymous Denomination: AR Tetartemorion, minted: Mysia. Kyzikos; c.480 BC Obv: Forepart of boar left, tunny to right Rev: Head of roaring lion left, star to upper left, all within incuse square Weight: 0.17g; Ø:5mm Catalogue: Von Fritze II 14; SNG France 375 Provenance: Ex. @AnYangMan ; acq.: 12-2019 To sort of get a feeling of how small these are (nb. I've no acromegaly or big fingers otherwise): The last one is from Athens, but I haven't quite pinpointed it yet: GREECE, Annonymous Denomination: AR hemiobol, minted: Athens; 454-404 BC (?) Obv: Head of Athena, to the right Rev: Owl, standing Weight: 0.33g; Ø:5mm Catalogue: ? There are some differences with the images I found on ACsearch: 1) Athena is wearing a double crested helmet 2) There is a dotted border above the helmet 3) The back of the owl (reverse) are basically three long feathers 4) The claws/feet are 'big' and well-detailed 5) The body is padded instead of smooth Please post anything you deem relevant! Any help with the Athens hemiobole is appreciated!
Those are fun little coins, @Roerbakmix . Being a Roman collector, I don't have many such things, but here's my tiniest Greek: Mysia, Kyzikos (c.480 BC) AR Trihemiobol, 10 mm, 1.16 g. Obv: Forepart of boar left ; Tunny upward. Rev: Head of roaring lion left, outstretched tongue, all within incuse square. Ref: Von Fritze, Nomisma IX Kyzikos, Group II, 9 / Table V, 10-11.
The monogram on the reverse of the first coin reminds me of the TIF monogram: one of my small silver coins lot is going on, on such a small coin:
