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<p>[QUOTE="furryfrog02, post: 5517256, member: 41219"]I picked this up for a song (heh) a few weeks ago and it finally arrived today.</p><p><br /></p><p>I've seen several posts with the more popular (and infinitely more expensive) staters from Sikyon but I haven't seen many of the smaller copper coins, so I figured I would post this one here and see if anyone else had some to add to the flock.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Greeks were really incredible artists even when it came to these tiny coins. I can't imagine the poor engravers who had to make the dies for these coins. Their eyes must have been shot after just a few years.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Sikyon</p><p>323-251 BC</p><p>AE15</p><p>2.55 g.</p><p>Obverse: Dove flying left </p><p>Reverse: ΣI within olive-wreath</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1240301[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="furryfrog02, post: 5517256, member: 41219"]I picked this up for a song (heh) a few weeks ago and it finally arrived today. I've seen several posts with the more popular (and infinitely more expensive) staters from Sikyon but I haven't seen many of the smaller copper coins, so I figured I would post this one here and see if anyone else had some to add to the flock. The Greeks were really incredible artists even when it came to these tiny coins. I can't imagine the poor engravers who had to make the dies for these coins. Their eyes must have been shot after just a few years. Sikyon 323-251 BC AE15 2.55 g. Obverse: Dove flying left Reverse: ΣI within olive-wreath [ATTACH=full]1240301[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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