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<p>[QUOTE="stevex6, post: 1947580, member: 44183"]<font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff"><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff">Wow AJ, super lil' coin!! ... very cool</span></font></span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff"><font size="4"> </font></span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff"><font size="4"><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff">Ummm, I don't have any examples from Phokaian, but I do have this "relatively huge" electrum offering from Lesbos (a massive 10 mm!!)</span></font> </font></span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff"><font size="4"> </font></span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff"><font size="4"> </font></span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff"><font size="4"><span style="color: #ff0000"><b>LESBOS, Mytilene. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (Electrum)</b></span></font></span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff"><font size="4"><span style="color: #000000">Circa 478-455 BC</span></font></span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff"><font size="4"><span style="color: #000000">Diameter: <span style="color: #ff0000"><b>10 mm</b></span></span></font></span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff"><font size="4"><span style="color: #000000">Weight: <b><span style="color: #ff0000">2.48 grams</span></b></span></font></span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff"><font size="4"><span style="color: #000000">Obverse: Ram’s head right</span></font></span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff"><font size="4"><span style="color: #000000">Reverse: Incuse bull’s head right</span></font></span></font></p><p> </p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff">[ATTACH=full]339429[/ATTACH] </span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff"> </span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff"> </span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff">Your new 6 mm addition is certainly amongst the smallest examples that I've seen (congrats) ... I have a few that are similar in size, but these next three wee babies are only made of silver (AR), not electrum ... </span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff"> </span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff"><span style="color: #ff0000"><b>ISLANDS off THRACE, Thasos </b></span></span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff"><span style="color: #ff0000"><b>AR Sixteenth Stater – Hemiobol</b></span></span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff"><span style="color: #000000">Circa 500-480 BC</span></span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff"><span style="color: #000000">Diameter: <b><span style="color: #ff0000">8 mm</span></b></span></span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff"><span style="color: #000000">Weight: <b><span style="color: #ff0000">0.56 grams</span></b></span></span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff"><span style="color: #000000">Obverse: Two dolphins swimming in opposite directions; pellets around </span></span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff"><span style="color: #000000">Reverse: Quadripartite incuse square</span></span></font></p><p> </p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff">[ATTACH=full]339426[/ATTACH] </span></font></p><p> </p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff"> </span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff"> </span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff"><span style="color: #ff0000"><b>IONIA, Erythrai. AR Hemiobol</b></span></span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff"><span style="color: #000000">Circa 480-450 BC</span></span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff"><span style="color: #000000">Diameter: <b><span style="color: #ff0000">6 mm</span></b></span></span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff"><span style="color: #000000">Weight: <b><span style="color: #ff0000">0.29 grams</span></b></span></span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff"><span style="color: #000000">Obverse: Rosette</span></span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff"><span style="color: #000000">Reverse: Simpler rosette within incuse square</span></span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff">[ATTACH=full]339427[/ATTACH] </span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff"> </span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff"> </span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff"><span style="color: #ff0000"><b>IONIA, Ephesos, AR Tetartemorion</b></span></span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff"><span style="color: #000000">Circa 500-420 BC</span></span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff"><span style="color: #000000">Diameter: <b><span style="color: #ff0000">5 mm x 8 mm</span></b></span></span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff"><span style="color: #000000">Weight: <span style="color: #ff0000"><b>0.17 grams</b></span></span></span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff"><span style="color: #000000">Obverse: Bee</span></span></font></p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff"><span style="color: #000000">Reverse: Head of eagle right within incuse square</span></span></font></p><p> </p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff">[ATTACH=full]339428[/ATTACH] </span></font></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><font size="4"><span style="color: #0000ff">=> however, as per usual, your new example is from a considerably higher league than my lil' merry bunch!! (congrats again on a fantastic new electrum-mini-winner!!)</span></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="stevex6, post: 1947580, member: 44183"][SIZE=4][COLOR=#0000ff][SIZE=4][COLOR=#0000ff]Wow AJ, super lil' coin!! ... very cool[/COLOR] [SIZE=4][COLOR=#0000ff]Ummm, I don't have any examples from Phokaian, but I do have this "relatively huge" electrum offering from Lesbos (a massive 10 mm!!)[/COLOR][/SIZE] [COLOR=#ff0000][B]LESBOS, Mytilene. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (Electrum)[/B][/COLOR][/SIZE][/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff][SIZE=4][COLOR=#000000]Circa 478-455 BC[/COLOR][/SIZE][/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff][SIZE=4][COLOR=#000000]Diameter: [COLOR=#ff0000][B]10 mm[/B][/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff][SIZE=4][COLOR=#000000]Weight: [B][COLOR=#ff0000]2.48 grams[/COLOR][/B][/COLOR][/SIZE][/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff][SIZE=4][COLOR=#000000]Obverse: Ram’s head right[/COLOR][/SIZE][/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff][SIZE=4][COLOR=#000000]Reverse: Incuse bull’s head right[/COLOR][/SIZE][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=4][COLOR=#0000ff][ATTACH=full]339429[/ATTACH] Your new 6 mm addition is certainly amongst the smallest examples that I've seen (congrats) ... I have a few that are similar in size, but these next three wee babies are only made of silver (AR), not electrum ... [COLOR=#ff0000][B]ISLANDS off THRACE, Thasos [/B][/COLOR][/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff][COLOR=#ff0000][B]AR Sixteenth Stater – Hemiobol[/B][/COLOR][/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff][COLOR=#000000]Circa 500-480 BC[/COLOR][/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff][COLOR=#000000]Diameter: [B][COLOR=#ff0000]8 mm[/COLOR][/B][/COLOR][/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff][COLOR=#000000]Weight: [B][COLOR=#ff0000]0.56 grams[/COLOR][/B][/COLOR][/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff][COLOR=#000000]Obverse: Two dolphins swimming in opposite directions; pellets around [/COLOR][/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff][COLOR=#000000]Reverse: Quadripartite incuse square[/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=4][COLOR=#0000ff][ATTACH=full]339426[/ATTACH] [/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=4][COLOR=#0000ff] [COLOR=#ff0000][B]IONIA, Erythrai. AR Hemiobol[/B][/COLOR][/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff][COLOR=#000000]Circa 480-450 BC[/COLOR][/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff][COLOR=#000000]Diameter: [B][COLOR=#ff0000]6 mm[/COLOR][/B][/COLOR][/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff][COLOR=#000000]Weight: [B][COLOR=#ff0000]0.29 grams[/COLOR][/B][/COLOR][/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff][COLOR=#000000]Obverse: Rosette[/COLOR][/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff][COLOR=#000000]Reverse: Simpler rosette within incuse square[/COLOR][/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff][ATTACH=full]339427[/ATTACH] [COLOR=#ff0000][B]IONIA, Ephesos, AR Tetartemorion[/B][/COLOR][/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff][COLOR=#000000]Circa 500-420 BC[/COLOR][/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff][COLOR=#000000]Diameter: [B][COLOR=#ff0000]5 mm x 8 mm[/COLOR][/B][/COLOR][/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff][COLOR=#000000]Weight: [COLOR=#ff0000][B]0.17 grams[/B][/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff][COLOR=#000000]Obverse: Bee[/COLOR][/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff][COLOR=#000000]Reverse: Head of eagle right within incuse square[/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=4][COLOR=#0000ff][ATTACH=full]339428[/ATTACH] [/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=4][COLOR=#0000ff]=> however, as per usual, your new example is from a considerably higher league than my lil' merry bunch!! (congrats again on a fantastic new electrum-mini-winner!!)[/COLOR][/SIZE][/QUOTE]
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