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<p>[QUOTE="Pavlos, post: 3665331, member: 96635"]Great coins [USER=91461]@Ryro[/USER]! I love those unique threads of yours.</p><p>Here are some archaic coins I would like to contribute to the cake:</p><p><br /></p><p>First my most archaic coin that has the head of Apollo with a more than obvious archaic style (the main reason I got it).</p><p><br /></p><p>P.S. I can't believe people used to pay with these extremely small coins, it would get lost quite quickly??</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/nmPAitv.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Ionia, Kolophon AR Hemiobol (Circa 530/25-500 B.C.)</b></p><p><b>Obverse:</b> Archaic head of Apollo left.</p><p><b>Reverse:</b> Incuse square punch.</p><p><b>Reference:</b> SNG Kayhan 342.</p><p><b>Weight:</b> 0.30g</p><p><b>Size:</b> 6mm</p><p><br /></p><p>And my other favorite archaic coins:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/Oay7z3P.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Ephesos, Ionia. Drachm (500 - 420 B.C)</b></p><p><b><b>Obverse:</b></b> Bee with curved wings, EΦEΣION.</p><p><b><b>Reverse:</b></b> Quadripartite incuse square</p><p><b>Reference:</b> BMC Ionia pg. 49, 12; SNG Copenhagen 210; SNG Kayhan 140</p><p><b>Weight:</b> 3.20g</p><p><b>Size:</b> 14mm</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/AxOqU32.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Ephesos, Ionia. Tetartemorion (500 - 420 B.C)</b></p><p><b>Obverse:</b> Bee with curved wings</p><p><b>Reverse:</b> EΦ, eagle's head right within incuse square</p><p><b>Reference:</b> SNG Kayhan 126; Karwiese Series IV</p><p><b>Weight:</b> 0.20g</p><p><b>Size:</b> 6mm</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/tZQeAOM.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Islands off Thrace, Thasos. AR Eighth Stater / Diobol (Circa 500-480 B.C.)</b></p><p><b>Obverse:</b> Satyr running right.</p><p><b>Reverse:</b> Quadripartite incuse square. </p><p><b>Reference:</b> SNG Cop-191ff; Le Rider, Thasiennes 4; HGC 6, 333.</p><p><b>Weight:</b> 1.03g</p><p><b>Size:</b> ?mm[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Pavlos, post: 3665331, member: 96635"]Great coins [USER=91461]@Ryro[/USER]! I love those unique threads of yours. Here are some archaic coins I would like to contribute to the cake: First my most archaic coin that has the head of Apollo with a more than obvious archaic style (the main reason I got it). P.S. I can't believe people used to pay with these extremely small coins, it would get lost quite quickly?? [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/nmPAitv.jpg[/IMG] [B]Ionia, Kolophon AR Hemiobol (Circa 530/25-500 B.C.) Obverse:[/B] Archaic head of Apollo left. [B]Reverse:[/B] Incuse square punch. [B]Reference:[/B] SNG Kayhan 342. [B]Weight:[/B] 0.30g [B]Size:[/B] 6mm And my other favorite archaic coins: [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/Oay7z3P.jpg[/IMG] [B]Ephesos, Ionia. Drachm (500 - 420 B.C) [B]Obverse:[/B][/B] Bee with curved wings, EΦEΣION. [B][B]Reverse:[/B][/B] Quadripartite incuse square [B]Reference:[/B] BMC Ionia pg. 49, 12; SNG Copenhagen 210; SNG Kayhan 140 [B]Weight:[/B] 3.20g [B]Size:[/B] 14mm [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/AxOqU32.jpg[/IMG] [B]Ephesos, Ionia. Tetartemorion (500 - 420 B.C) Obverse:[/B] Bee with curved wings [B]Reverse:[/B] EΦ, eagle's head right within incuse square [B]Reference:[/B] SNG Kayhan 126; Karwiese Series IV [B]Weight:[/B] 0.20g [B]Size:[/B] 6mm [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/tZQeAOM.jpg[/IMG] [B]Islands off Thrace, Thasos. AR Eighth Stater / Diobol (Circa 500-480 B.C.) Obverse:[/B] Satyr running right. [B]Reverse:[/B] Quadripartite incuse square. [B]Reference:[/B] SNG Cop-191ff; Le Rider, Thasiennes 4; HGC 6, 333. [B]Weight:[/B] 1.03g [B]Size:[/B] ?mm[/QUOTE]
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