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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;tartanhill, post: 3243427, member: 93472&quot;]<img src="https://www.numisbids.com/sales/hosted/leu_winterthur/e2/image00078.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>MACEDON, Chalkidian League. Circa 383/2 BC.</b> Tetrobol (Silver, 15 mm, 2.33 g, 12 h), Olynthos. Laureate head of Apollo to left. <i>Rev.</i> XAΛKIΔ[E]ΩN Kithara. Robinson &amp; Clement Group H, 60. SNG ANS 535 (<i>same obverse die</i>). Beautiful style. Very fine.</p><p><br /></p><p>Coin I bought as a Christmas gift for my grandson who plays the guitar.&nbsp; As has been mentioned, the Greek kithara was adopted by the Romans who carried it to all parts of the empire.&nbsp; The Moslems in their turn took over much of what was once Rome and continued the use of the instruument in Spain and southern France.&nbsp; Then in 1066 the French Normans brought it to England with them where it was called the guitar.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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