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<p>[QUOTE="kevin McGonigal, post: 4629959, member: 72790"]I think Roman fourees are somewhat more common so I have posted two of my Greek ones. I must admit to being fascinated by these coins when their appearance is still a good one and I often wonder about who made these coins and why. Larcenous behavior or government desperation at a shortage of bullion? On a few occasions, like Athens at the end of the Peloponnesian War, we can surmise the latter.</p><p><br /></p><p>The two coins I have here are Greek, a Corinthian Colt from the Corinthian Colony of Thourion (notice the small theta under Athena's chin).. The coin is of excellent style and the plating looks pretty thick. The time period is probably from the early Third century BC when there was still much turmoil going on as Alexander's successors fought it out for control of the Greek World. From its fine style and thick plating I am thinking this may have been a mint issue at a troubled time rather than an after hours basement project, but I am only conjecturing at that. It weighs 6.39 grams.The second coin, an early Ptolemaic tetradrachma of Ptolemy I, is an unusual coin, in that its copper core is almost black and its plating seems very thin. Surprisingly from the wear on the coin, it looks like it might have continued circulating for some time after the thin silver plating started to wear off. The tetradrachma was an early issue of Ptolemy I and was minted on the Attic standard so it should have weighed in at close to 17 grams but this one weighs in at 15.5 grams. Look at the tiny control mark, a helmet, under Athena's shield. If any readers have any other information on these two coins please share it with us.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1145410[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1145411[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="kevin McGonigal, post: 4629959, member: 72790"]I think Roman fourees are somewhat more common so I have posted two of my Greek ones. I must admit to being fascinated by these coins when their appearance is still a good one and I often wonder about who made these coins and why. Larcenous behavior or government desperation at a shortage of bullion? On a few occasions, like Athens at the end of the Peloponnesian War, we can surmise the latter. The two coins I have here are Greek, a Corinthian Colt from the Corinthian Colony of Thourion (notice the small theta under Athena's chin).. The coin is of excellent style and the plating looks pretty thick. The time period is probably from the early Third century BC when there was still much turmoil going on as Alexander's successors fought it out for control of the Greek World. From its fine style and thick plating I am thinking this may have been a mint issue at a troubled time rather than an after hours basement project, but I am only conjecturing at that. It weighs 6.39 grams.The second coin, an early Ptolemaic tetradrachma of Ptolemy I, is an unusual coin, in that its copper core is almost black and its plating seems very thin. Surprisingly from the wear on the coin, it looks like it might have continued circulating for some time after the thin silver plating started to wear off. The tetradrachma was an early issue of Ptolemy I and was minted on the Attic standard so it should have weighed in at close to 17 grams but this one weighs in at 15.5 grams. Look at the tiny control mark, a helmet, under Athena's shield. If any readers have any other information on these two coins please share it with us. [ATTACH=full]1145410[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1145411[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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