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<p>[QUOTE="Di Nomos, post: 6378708, member: 100847"]Beautiful examples of course. I wanted something from around the beginning of figures appearing on coins. Love your Phanes trite. Have been tempted by Phanes smaller fractions, but have resisted.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also wanted something a bit different to the reasonably common Lydian trite with the lion and wart on it's nose.</p><p><br /></p><p>So bought this a few years ago. Electrum trite from an uncertain mint in Ionia. Possibly Klazomenae, as I've read the ram is associated with that city. My guess is around 580 BC.</p><p><br /></p><p>It's not perfect, some roughness on the obverse, but nicely centred. This photo does it no justice at all. It is much nicer in hand. I particularly like the attempt at a stick figure leg and foot under the rams body and head.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1252545[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Di Nomos, post: 6378708, member: 100847"]Beautiful examples of course. I wanted something from around the beginning of figures appearing on coins. Love your Phanes trite. Have been tempted by Phanes smaller fractions, but have resisted. Also wanted something a bit different to the reasonably common Lydian trite with the lion and wart on it's nose. So bought this a few years ago. Electrum trite from an uncertain mint in Ionia. Possibly Klazomenae, as I've read the ram is associated with that city. My guess is around 580 BC. It's not perfect, some roughness on the obverse, but nicely centred. This photo does it no justice at all. It is much nicer in hand. I particularly like the attempt at a stick figure leg and foot under the rams body and head. [ATTACH=full]1252545[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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