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<p>[QUOTE="gsimonel, post: 7738005, member: 82549"]<a href="https://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=166021" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=166021" rel="nofollow">MYSIA, Kyzikos, AR Tetartemorion</a></p><p>This coin was listed by CNG back in 2010 as a tetartemorion. It's 9mm and 0.43g. The mint date is given as ca. 525-475 B.C. It is referenced as SNG France 375</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=218518" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=218518" rel="nofollow">MYSIA, Kyzikos, AR Hemiobol</a></p><p>Two years later CNG listed this coin as a hemiobol. It's 9mm and 0.37g. The mint date is given as ca. 450-400 B.C. It, too, cites SNG France 375 as a reference.</p><p><br /></p><p>I can't detect much difference between the two coins. 0.43g strikes me as on the high side for a tetartemorion, but going up to about August of 2012, CNG lists several similar coins of similar weight as <a href="https://cngcoins.com/Search.aspx?IS_ADVANCED=1&ITEM_IS_SOLD=1&ITEM_DESC=kyzikos+tetartemorion+boar+lion+star&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_1=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_2=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_3=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_4=1&TABS_TYPE=2&CONTAINER_NAME=&CONTAINER_TYPE_ID=2&VIEW_TYPE=0&MAX_COUNT=10000&PAGE=1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://cngcoins.com/Search.aspx?IS_ADVANCED=1&ITEM_IS_SOLD=1&ITEM_DESC=kyzikos+tetartemorion+boar+lion+star&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_1=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_2=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_3=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_4=1&TABS_TYPE=2&CONTAINER_NAME=&CONTAINER_TYPE_ID=2&VIEW_TYPE=0&MAX_COUNT=10000&PAGE=1" rel="nofollow">Tetartemorions</a> with the early date. After that all similar coins are listed as <a href="https://cngcoins.com/Search.aspx?IS_ADVANCED=1&ITEM_IS_SOLD=1&ITEM_DESC=kyzikos+hemiobol+boar+lion+star&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_1=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_2=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_3=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_4=1&TABS_TYPE=2&CONTAINER_NAME=&CONTAINER_TYPE_ID=2&VIEW_TYPE=0&MAX_COUNT=10000&PAGE=1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://cngcoins.com/Search.aspx?IS_ADVANCED=1&ITEM_IS_SOLD=1&ITEM_DESC=kyzikos+hemiobol+boar+lion+star&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_1=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_2=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_3=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_4=1&TABS_TYPE=2&CONTAINER_NAME=&CONTAINER_TYPE_ID=2&VIEW_TYPE=0&MAX_COUNT=10000&PAGE=1" rel="nofollow">Hemiobols</a> with the later date.</p><p><br /></p><p>Does anyone know the reason for the change? A new scholarly publication perhaps? Or is there an actual physical or stylistic difference that I'm not aware of?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="gsimonel, post: 7738005, member: 82549"][URL='https://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=166021']MYSIA, Kyzikos, AR Tetartemorion[/URL] This coin was listed by CNG back in 2010 as a tetartemorion. It's 9mm and 0.43g. The mint date is given as ca. 525-475 B.C. It is referenced as SNG France 375 [URL='https://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=218518']MYSIA, Kyzikos, AR Hemiobol[/URL] Two years later CNG listed this coin as a hemiobol. It's 9mm and 0.37g. The mint date is given as ca. 450-400 B.C. It, too, cites SNG France 375 as a reference. I can't detect much difference between the two coins. 0.43g strikes me as on the high side for a tetartemorion, but going up to about August of 2012, CNG lists several similar coins of similar weight as [URL='https://cngcoins.com/Search.aspx?IS_ADVANCED=1&ITEM_IS_SOLD=1&ITEM_DESC=kyzikos+tetartemorion+boar+lion+star&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_1=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_2=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_3=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_4=1&TABS_TYPE=2&CONTAINER_NAME=&CONTAINER_TYPE_ID=2&VIEW_TYPE=0&MAX_COUNT=10000&PAGE=1']Tetartemorions[/URL] with the early date. After that all similar coins are listed as [URL='https://cngcoins.com/Search.aspx?IS_ADVANCED=1&ITEM_IS_SOLD=1&ITEM_DESC=kyzikos+hemiobol+boar+lion+star&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_1=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_2=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_3=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_4=1&TABS_TYPE=2&CONTAINER_NAME=&CONTAINER_TYPE_ID=2&VIEW_TYPE=0&MAX_COUNT=10000&PAGE=1']Hemiobols[/URL] with the later date. Does anyone know the reason for the change? A new scholarly publication perhaps? Or is there an actual physical or stylistic difference that I'm not aware of?[/QUOTE]
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