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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 2234741, member: 56859&quot;]I agree with Steve:&nbsp; archaic coins are awesome <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Technically, the archaic era ends and classical begins in the early to mid fifth century BCE, so I only have a few reverse incuse punch coins which are archaic:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae43f8_041d10500f374fe4a016ff487e04df4d.jpg_srb_p_1000_488_75_22_0.50_1.20_0.00_jpg_srb" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><a href="http://www.tifcollection.com/#!kings-of-lydia-el-trite/c1lrx" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.tifcollection.com/#!kings-of-lydia-el-trite/c1lrx" rel="nofollow">KINGS OF LYDIA, temp. Ardys - Alyattes</a>, EL hekte, 630-564 BCE, considered by many to be the first true coin made.&nbsp; This is one of the earliest types of Lydian lion.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae43f8_dfc8bccfc9804bd8bbbb328880145268.jpg_srb_p_800_400_75_22_0.50_1.20_0.00_jpg_srb" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><a href="http://www.tifcollection.com/#!ionia-samos--ar-drachm/cis2" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.tifcollection.com/#!ionia-samos--ar-drachm/cis2" rel="nofollow">IONIA, Samos drachm</a>, 510-500 BCE.&nbsp; Design within incuse square.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae43f8_f46af3dcfcce4b6fb5247149709190bc.jpg_srb_p_850_432_75_22_0.50_1.20_0.00_jpg_srb" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><a href="http://www.tifcollection.com/#!caria-kindya--ar-tetrobol/cn22" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.tifcollection.com/#!caria-kindya--ar-tetrobol/cn22" rel="nofollow">CARIA, Kindya tetrobol</a>, 510-480 BCE.&nbsp; Geometric pattern within incuse square.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae43f8_acc65e8938114914a553a34818bc1340.jpg_srb_p_850_409_75_22_0.50_1.20_0.00_jpg_srb" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><a href="http://www.tifcollection.com/#!ionia-klazomenai--ar-drachm/c8b2" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.tifcollection.com/#!ionia-klazomenai--ar-drachm/c8b2" rel="nofollow">IONIA, Klazomenai drachm</a>, c. 500 BCE. Needs a reshoot.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae43f8_28ed51df612844ac939eb41f4c54c159.jpg_srb_p_800_404_75_22_0.50_1.20_0.00_jpg_srb" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><a href="http://www.tifcollection.com/#!ionia-klazomenai--ar-diobol-2/ctxq" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.tifcollection.com/#!ionia-klazomenai--ar-diobol-2/ctxq" rel="nofollow">IONIA, Klazomenai diobol</a>, 499-494 BCE; unpublished in this denomination with winged boar flying left</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae43f8_1be3e33f6f4f4efe9febea7e069e156f.jpg_srb_p_800_409_75_22_0.50_1.20_0.00_jpg_srb" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><a href="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae43f8_1be3e33f6f4f4efe9febea7e069e156f.jpg_srb_p_800_409_75_22_0.50_1.20_0.00_jpg_srb" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae43f8_1be3e33f6f4f4efe9febea7e069e156f.jpg_srb_p_800_409_75_22_0.50_1.20_0.00_jpg_srb" rel="nofollow">IONIA, Klazomenai diobol</a>, 499-494 BCE.&nbsp; Hmm, all of my Pigasus coins need to be reshot-- my photography skills have improved.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae43f8_aa9fb54868fa49aaa29fcbae56aafc25.jpg_srb_p_850_424_75_22_0.50_1.20_0.00_jpg_srb" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><a href="http://www.tifcollection.com/#!kyrenaika-barke--ar-hemidrachm/c1jrt" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.tifcollection.com/#!kyrenaika-barke--ar-hemidrachm/c1jrt" rel="nofollow">KYRENAIKA, Barke hemidrachm</a>, 480-450 BCE.&nbsp; Not an incuse punch reverse but archaic.&nbsp; Very rare.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae43f8_b2463eacaf284d72a125ec1218c5b0f5.jpg_srb_p_1000_527_75_22_0.50_1.20_0.00_jpg_srb" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><a href="http://www.tifcollection.com/#!islands-off-attica-aegina--ar-obol/c3cb" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.tifcollection.com/#!islands-off-attica-aegina--ar-obol/c3cb" rel="nofollow">Aegina obol</a>, 475-470 BCE</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae43f8_0e8a64fd686b4cc8be166f21f1444dfa.jpg_srb_p_1000_531_75_22_0.50_1.20_0.00_jpg_srb" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><a href="http://www.tifcollection.com/#!islands-off-attica-aegina--ar-stater/ckvo" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.tifcollection.com/#!islands-off-attica-aegina--ar-stater/ckvo" rel="nofollow">Aegina stater</a>, 456-431 BCE.</p><p><br /></p><p>My Aeginas may not truly be &quot;archaic&quot;.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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