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<p>[QUOTE="stevex6, post: 1959435, member: 44183"]<span style="color: #0000ff">... and my favourite Sicily examples are these old AE Cast babies (these are amongst the oldest bronze coins) ... </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #ff0000"><b>SICILY, Akragas Æ Cast Onkia (1 Onkia)</b></span></p><p>Circa 450-440 BC</p><p>Diameter: 19 mm</p><p>Weight: 4.62 grams</p><p>Obverse: Eagle's head left</p><p>Reverse: Crab claw left</p><p>Reference: CNS 8; SNG ANS 1020</p><p> </p><p>[ATTACH=full]345332[/ATTACH]</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #ff0000"><b>Sicily, Akragas Cast AE Trias (4 Onkia)</b></span></p><p>circa 450 BC</p><p>Diameter: 14 x 19 x 20 mm</p><p>Weight: 16.28 grams</p><p>Desc: Eagle standing left & crab on sides & four pellets on base</p><p>Reference: SNG ANS 1015-7; CNS 1</p><p> </p><p>[ATTACH=full]345333[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]345334[/ATTACH]</p><p><span style="color: #ff0000"><b>[ATTACH=full]345335[/ATTACH]</b></span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #ff0000"><b>SICILY, Selinos Cast Æ Onkia (1 Onkia)</b></span></p><p>Circa 450-440 BC</p><p>Diameter: 15 mm</p><p>Weight: 4.14 grams</p><p>Obverse: Kantharos; pellet (mark of value) above</p><p>Reverse: Selinon leaf</p><p>Reference: Price, Selinus, Group IIIC; CNS 10; Puglisi 282; HGC 2, 1237</p><p> </p><p>[ATTACH=full]345336[/ATTACH]</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #ff0000"><b>SICILY, Selinos Cast Æ Tetras (3 Onkia)</b></span></p><p>Circa 450-440 BC</p><p>Diameter: 21 mm</p><p>Weight: 11.64 grams</p><p>Obverse: Facing Gorgoneion</p><p>Reverse: Selinon leaf; three pellets around</p><p>Reference: Price, Selinus, Group IIB; CNS 3 (Trias); Thurlow & Vecchi 310; SNG Morcom –; SNG ANS –; SNG Lloyd –; HGC 2, 1232</p><p>Other: 12h … dark green patina</p><p>From the L.C. Aes Grave Collection</p><p> </p><p>[ATTACH=full]345337[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="stevex6, post: 1959435, member: 44183"][COLOR=#0000ff]... and my favourite Sicily examples are these old AE Cast babies (these are amongst the oldest bronze coins) ... [/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff0000][B]SICILY, Akragas Æ Cast Onkia (1 Onkia)[/B][/COLOR] Circa 450-440 BC Diameter: 19 mm Weight: 4.62 grams Obverse: Eagle's head left Reverse: Crab claw left Reference: CNS 8; SNG ANS 1020 [ATTACH=full]345332[/ATTACH] [COLOR=#ff0000][B]Sicily, Akragas Cast AE Trias (4 Onkia)[/B][/COLOR] circa 450 BC Diameter: 14 x 19 x 20 mm Weight: 16.28 grams Desc: Eagle standing left & crab on sides & four pellets on base Reference: SNG ANS 1015-7; CNS 1 [ATTACH=full]345333[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]345334[/ATTACH] [COLOR=#ff0000][B][ATTACH=full]345335[/ATTACH][/B][/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff0000][B]SICILY, Selinos Cast Æ Onkia (1 Onkia)[/B][/COLOR] Circa 450-440 BC Diameter: 15 mm Weight: 4.14 grams Obverse: Kantharos; pellet (mark of value) above Reverse: Selinon leaf Reference: Price, Selinus, Group IIIC; CNS 10; Puglisi 282; HGC 2, 1237 [ATTACH=full]345336[/ATTACH] [COLOR=#ff0000][B]SICILY, Selinos Cast Æ Tetras (3 Onkia)[/B][/COLOR] Circa 450-440 BC Diameter: 21 mm Weight: 11.64 grams Obverse: Facing Gorgoneion Reverse: Selinon leaf; three pellets around Reference: Price, Selinus, Group IIB; CNS 3 (Trias); Thurlow & Vecchi 310; SNG Morcom –; SNG ANS –; SNG Lloyd –; HGC 2, 1232 Other: 12h … dark green patina From the L.C. Aes Grave Collection [ATTACH=full]345337[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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