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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 1828165, member: 19463&quot;]The first two are very small silvers listed as &#039;Uncertain, Cilicia&#039;&nbsp; The first has an animal looking back and a Satrapal head facing left but is not terribly clear.&nbsp;&nbsp; a bit under .2g [ATTACH=full]301302[/ATTACH]</p><p>Next is equally &#039;uncertain&#039; but a lot more clear.&nbsp; .2g</p><p>[ATTACH=full]301303[/ATTACH]</p><p>My 4th century Kelenderis obol is huge compared to the first two.&nbsp; </p><p>[ATTACH=full]301304[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Another obol, Mallos has a winged torso and a swan in its .7g.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]301305[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The 4th century Tarsos stater with Baal countermark is one of my favorite coins.&nbsp;&nbsp; I&#039;ve seen this listed as satrap Pharnabazos or his assistant Datames depending on how you read the listings.&nbsp; Again this requires not only reading reference books but deciding which books have the story straight in all the details.&nbsp; </p><p>[ATTACH=full]301306[/ATTACH]</p><p>Another stater of Tarsos from the 4th century was tested to see what was inside.&nbsp; It is solid silver.&nbsp; This is attributed to satrap Arsames.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]301307[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Sear lists this as a 4th century 3/4 obol at .6g with Baal and a wolf</p><p>[ATTACH=full]301308[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I believe Steve has a better one but I like my scorpion, too.&nbsp; I&#039;m still calling it &#039;Uncertain, Cilicia&#039; after the ones in Rosen (#402 &amp; 403).&nbsp; At. .5g, it is the larger size (see Rosen 404 which is a bit under half that).&nbsp; </p><p>[ATTACH=full]301310[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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