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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Silphium Addict, post: 16109640, member: 116882&quot;]Nice drachms [USER=99456]@Sulla80[/USER] and [USER=87809]@cmezner[/USER] !</p><p><br /></p><p>One of my areas of collecting are the coin types of the Auriol Hoard (IGCH 2352) buried circa 475 BC. 2137 Archaic anepigraphic AR fractions (1.5 kg) were found in a pot in an orchard 25 km from Marseilles 1867. ~1/2 were obtained by museums, including BnF, BM, Copenhagen &amp; ANS. The rest were sold.</p><p>Predominantly small AR fractions with square punch reverse (irregular -&gt; square -&gt; quadripartite square -&gt; object in square incuse) so the coins were most likely for regional trade. Most attributed to Massalia, but some from Emporion, Velia, Phokaia and 1 from Aegina. In1907 Babelon, attributed many coins to Massalia. In 1978, Furtwängler determined most types from Massalia with a few probably from Emporion. </p><p>Furtwängler AE<i> Monnaies grecques en Gaule: le trésor d’Auriol et le monnayage de Massalia 525/520-460 av. J.C</i>. Typos III Fribourg 1978&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Here are three attributed to Massalia:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1533976[/ATTACH] </p><p>AR hemiobol 525-480 BC 0.49 g, 8 mm</p><p>O: head nymph left, wearing sakkos and round earring</p><p>R: crude&nbsp; quadripartite incuse square</p><p>Auriol Group Fc</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1533980[/ATTACH] </p><p>AR hemiobol 525-480 BC 0.54 g, 7.5 mm</p><p>O: facing head</p><p>R: crude&nbsp; quadripartite incuse square</p><p>Auriol Group Lo 37/14; Rosen 3 (this coin)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1533981[/ATTACH] </p><p>AR hemiobol 525-480 BC 0.49 g, 9 mm</p><p>O: head ram left</p><p>R: crude&nbsp; quadripartite incuse square</p><p>Auriol Group Qd[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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