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<p>[QUOTE="seth77, post: 8353495, member: 56653"]To tell you the truth, I'm just not sure. There is certainly more of the 'drachma' or 'starter' types around, but that can be explained by their bulkiness and market value. There are certainly a great deal many small 'hemiobols' (which seems the case with your coin) before 400. With around this ballpark it seems that the 'trihemiobol' starts being used, which might be inferred from the fact that there is a disproportionately low number of these 1.5g coins with the incuse square compared to the later ones with the hellenistic facing heads, no incuse square and multiple marks that were made in the 4th century, especially after ca. 330-313. I would think that they are scarce, certainly compared to the late 4th century coinge. But its interest lies more in the very particular style, that has a lingering Archaic era air to it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="seth77, post: 8353495, member: 56653"]To tell you the truth, I'm just not sure. There is certainly more of the 'drachma' or 'starter' types around, but that can be explained by their bulkiness and market value. There are certainly a great deal many small 'hemiobols' (which seems the case with your coin) before 400. With around this ballpark it seems that the 'trihemiobol' starts being used, which might be inferred from the fact that there is a disproportionately low number of these 1.5g coins with the incuse square compared to the later ones with the hellenistic facing heads, no incuse square and multiple marks that were made in the 4th century, especially after ca. 330-313. I would think that they are scarce, certainly compared to the late 4th century coinge. But its interest lies more in the very particular style, that has a lingering Archaic era air to it.[/QUOTE]
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