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<p>[QUOTE="Collect89, post: 1781218, member: 15445"]In the Hollywood movie Troy, they place coins on the eyes of the dead. Of course, that is Hollywood for you. Coins were not invented until several hundreds of years after that Trojan war. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie12" alt="o_O" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><br /></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Here is an old coin from Ionia:</p><p> </p><p><b><span style="color: black"><font face="Arial">IONIA</font></span></b><b><span style="color: black"><font face="Arial">, Miletos</font></span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: black"><font face="Arial">AR 1/12th Stater</font></span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: black"><font face="Arial">ca. Mid 6th Century B.C.</font></span></b></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: black"><font face="Arial">1.00 grams, 9.6 mm to 7.6 mm</font></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><font face="Arial">Obv: Forepart of lion facing right.</font></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><font face="Arial">Rev: Beautiful star ornament </font></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><font face="Arial"> within incuse square.</font></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><font face="Arial">Grade: aVF with attractive toning.</font></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><font face="Arial"> Nice, tall design completely </font></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><font face="Arial"> struck within the oblong flan.</font></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><font face="Arial">Other: Sear 3532. May be late 6th to early 5th Century B.C.</font></span></p><p>[ATTACH=full]285289[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]285288[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Collect89, post: 1781218, member: 15445"]In the Hollywood movie Troy, they place coins on the eyes of the dead. Of course, that is Hollywood for you. Coins were not invented until several hundreds of years after that Trojan war. o_O Here is an old coin from Ionia: [B][COLOR=black][FONT=Arial]IONIA[/FONT][/COLOR][/B][B][COLOR=black][FONT=Arial], Miletos[/FONT][/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=black][FONT=Arial]AR 1/12th Stater[/FONT][/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=black][FONT=Arial]ca. Mid 6th Century B.C.[/FONT][/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=black][FONT=Tahoma] [/FONT][/COLOR][/B] [COLOR=black][FONT=Arial]1.00 grams, 9.6 mm to 7.6 mm[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Arial]Obv: Forepart of lion facing right.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Arial]Rev: Beautiful star ornament [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Arial] within incuse square.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Arial]Grade: aVF with attractive toning.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Arial] Nice, tall design completely [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Arial] struck within the oblong flan.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Arial]Other: Sear 3532. May be late 6th to early 5th Century B.C.[/FONT][/COLOR] [ATTACH=full]285289[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]285288[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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