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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Orielensis, post: 7930608, member: 96898&quot;]For everyone who didn&#039;t already know: Doug gives excellent photography advice. Thanks a lot! Changing the angle by putting a small piece of cardboard under the coin really improved my photography results. Compare this to the picture in the original post:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1371214[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>These are all fantastic, but I especially like the Alyattes electrum trite. What a terrific coin! (For those not aware, this series is the direct predecessor to the Croeseid coinage.)</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>That&#039;s very interesting. I wasn&#039;t aware of the difference between flattened and non-flattened flans in this series. Thanks for enlightening me!</p><p><br /></p><p>To keep this post visually appealing, I&#039;m adding two more archaic Greek fractions. The first one is probably the most common &quot;really old&quot; coin. My example unfortunately suffers from a snout problem:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1371216[/ATTACH]</p><p><font size="3">Ionia, Milet, AR 1/12 stater, late 6th – early 5th c. BC. obv: forepart of roaring lion l. Rev: stellate pattern in incuse. 9.5mm, 0.85g. Ref: SNG Kayhan 476–482; SNG Copenhagen 955–951. Ex Harlan J. Berk, IL; Ex Frank S. Robinson, auction 106, lot 77.</font></p><p><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p>And here is a triobol from the Greek mainland that needs better photography:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1371218[/ATTACH]</p><p><font size="3">Phokis, Federal Coinage, triobol, ca. 490–485 BC. Obv: frontal bull&#039;s head. Rev: head of Artemis r. set diagonally in incuse square, Φ-O[-K-I] around. 13mm, 2.63g. Ref: see BCD Lokris–Phokis 189; see Williams 1972, no. 17.</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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