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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DiomedesofArgos, post: 6391485, member: 115035&quot;]Speaking of fish money...&nbsp; My oldest and also my smallest:</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1252979[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>MYSIA. Kyzikos. EL 1/48 Stater, ca. 600-550 B.C.</p><p>Hurter &amp; Liewald-III, 3.3; von Fritze-I, 5. Obverse: Head of tunny fish left; Reverse: Incuse square punch. 5.5mm in diameter</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Non-collectors love this tiny coin, both for the cute size and the age (although from what I have read 600BC is probably pushing it).&nbsp; The bonus story about how people supposedly used to keep these little coins in their mouths (and perhaps this coin even accidently made its way through someone&#039;s digestive track <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie96" alt=":vomit:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />) instead of pockets is also a big hit. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie7" alt=":p" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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