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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ardatirion, post: 1737798, member: 9204&quot;]In a thread a few weeks ago, I asked a question. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Now that it&#039;s over, I can reveal that the auction was for a group of lead tesserae from Asia Minor, currently attributed to Ephesos. They likely functioned as a form of small change issued by private individuals and local officials. Other examples cite members of the <i>boule </i>(city council) and the <i>agoranomos</i> (official in charge of various aspects of the marketplace). All are very rare and most are unpublished. I&#039;ve cataloged a few of them below:</p><p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/18271/tyche1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><b><br /></b></p> <p style="text-align: center"><b>IONIA, Ephesos. </b>Circa 2nd-3rd century AD </p> <p style="text-align: center">PB Tessera (15mm, 1.74 g)</p> <p style="text-align: center">TYXH THC ΠOΛEAC (<i>Tyche of the City</i>)</p> <p style="text-align: center">Tyche Poleas standing left, holding rudder and cornucopia</p> <p style="text-align: center">Blank</p> <p style="text-align: center">Gülbay &amp; Kireç -</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/18271/hound1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><b>IONIA, Ephesos. </b>Circa 2nd-3rd century AD</p> <p style="text-align: center">PB Tessera (16mm, 2.83 g)</p> <p style="text-align: center">Dog&#039;s head right</p> <p style="text-align: center">Blank</p> <p style="text-align: center">Gülbay &amp; Kireç -</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/18271/woman1.JPG" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><b>IONIA, Ephesos.</b> Circa 2nd-3rd century AD</p> <p style="text-align: center">PB Tessera (14mm, 2.28 g)</p> <p style="text-align: center">Female head right</p> <p style="text-align: center">Blank</p> <p style="text-align: center">Gülbay &amp; Kireç - (but cf. 183 and 184 for other female portraits)</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/18271/fish1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><b>IONIA, Ephesos.</b> Circa 2nd-3rd century AD</p> <p style="text-align: center">PB Tessera (15mm, 1.76 g)</p> <p style="text-align: center">Two fish swimming in opposite directions</p> <p style="text-align: center">Blank</p> <p style="text-align: center">Gülbay &amp; Kireç 125, 127-9</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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