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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ken Dorney, post: 2514481, member: 76086&quot;]You know, I have been a dealer and collector all my life (30+ years), but I have never understood the arrangement of Greek coins.&nbsp; I do know that it is &#039;sort of&#039; arranged like a clock, sweeping from left to right, top to bottom (but with many strange exceptions).&nbsp; Where does this come from?&nbsp; I have many references and I have read them all, but I dont have one which explains it (at least not that I had noticed).&nbsp; I have known some of the best minds in the field and I have asked them, but never do they fully know, nor can they attribute the concept to any specific reference.&nbsp; I know, I can look at most references and see that some start with Etruscan, some Southern Italy, some Gaul, Spain, etc.&nbsp; But where does the idea come from and why?&nbsp; Clearly it does not start with the inception of coinage.&nbsp; Why this weird and convoluted geographic arrangement upon which is &#039;somewhat&#039; standardized now but certainly not so?&nbsp; Me, back in the days when I published coin sales catalogs (paper, and through the mail for you young &#039;uns) I arranged them alphabetically (and I am sure many shook their heads with disdain).&nbsp; So, anyone have any ideas?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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