my smallest coin so far

Mughal Empire
Shah Alam II
AV 1/2 Fanam dated 11(83) AH =1769/70
.06g. 4mm. (you want no holes in your pockets)

 

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Anyone know the relevance of the butter?



(Coin left)
Indian states Kingdom of Travencore.
Moolam Thirunal Rama Varma VI.(1885-1895)
1 Cash..Copper..7.60mm diameter
Obverse..Sri Krishna holding balls of butter in both hands
Reverse..Sudarsana chuckram (six pointed star) within a circle of dots
- KM#34.1 - two dot body
(Coin right)
Indian states Kingdom of Travencore.
Moolam Thirunal Rama Varma VI.(1885-1895)
1 Cash..Copper..8mm diameter 0.66gr
Obverse..Sri Krishna holding balls of butter in both hands
Reverse..Sudarsana chuckram (six pointed star) within a circle of dots
KM#34.2 - One dot body

 

I thought that must have been a typo, but no! That's definitely the first depiction of butter I've seen on a coin!

 

Found something....Butter for Hindus is a sacred offering...
http://www.webexhibits.org/butter/countries-india.html

 

Here is my smallest Chinese coin...





Ji Mu Wu Zhu ("chicken eye"), 1st Century BC, China,Western Han dynasty. 11 mm, 0.7 g.

 

CARTHAGE, ZEUGITANA
AV GOLD 1/10 STATERor Trihemiobol.
350-320 BCE Carthage mint
7.50 mm, 0.94 g
Obv: Palm tree with two date-clusters
Rev: Horse’s head right
Ref:Jenkins & Lewis Group III, 138; GC.6461-Müller II,87,81; Sear 6455; SNG Cop (Nordafrika) 132, MAA 8; SNG Lloyd 1613; Pozzi 3290-1; Boston MFA 500

 

not my smallest, but my favorite small!

Cilicia, TARSOS (389-375 a.C.) AR Obol
Obv - Female kneeling left, tossing astralagoi.
Rev - Male head right.
0.63 gr
9.4 mm
Die axis 7
BB+
R.
SNG France 239.


I picked up four small coins and an Imperial As from junk boxes at a coin last summer.

 

Sorry to hear about the fake.

My smallest isn't quite as small as most here but that's what happens when you collect the Roman Republic. They didn't get quite as itty bitty as the tiniest Greek issues


Roman Republic AR Sestertius(12.75 mm, 1.14 g, 2h). Anonymous, first anonymous denarius coinage series. Circa 211 B.C. Rome mint. Helmeted head of Roma right; behind, IIS. Border of dots / Dioscuri galloping right; in linear frame, ROMA. Line border. Crawford 44/7; Sydenham 142; RSC 4; Russo RBW 176-177.

Purchased from Apollo Numismatics via VCoins, 1/1/2016

 

According to Hindu mythology, Krishna often stole butter from his mother's butter handi. Not only is this depicted on the coins, but a boulder in India is named after this legend.

 

From left to right

Hexas from Naxos 0.15g
Tetartemorion fromm Messana-Zancle under the Samians 0.13g
Hexas from Catane 0.12g



And my lightest : a Syracuse Onkia 0,06g






Amazing die cutting job !!

 

Here's my smallest ....Indian gold Fanam...Not had a chance to attribute it yet...
Its 5.75mm diameter..

 

Tiniest Greek:


Mysia, Kyzikos (c.480 BC)
AR Trihemiobol, 10 mm, 1.16 g.
Obv: Forepart of boar left ; Tunny upward.
Rev: Head of roaring lion left, outstretched tongue, all within incuse square.
Ref: Von Fritze, Nomisma IX Kyzikos, Group II, 9 / Table V, 10-11.

My tiniest Roman is this little one from Leo I:


Leo I, AD 457-474.
Roman Æ Half Centenionalis, 0.82 gm, 10 mm.
Constantinople, AD 457-474.
Obv: DN LEO, diademed and draped bust, right.
Rev: b E, Verina standing, holding transverse scepter and globus cruciger.
Refs: LRBC II 2272; RIC 714; Sear 21436; Vagi 3739; MIRB 30.

 

More Tiny Tets (Yeah, I think they are cool...) MOUTHFULS of Money !!!


Troas Assos 500-450 BCE AR Tetartemorion 6.4mm 0.21g Griffin springing right - Astragalos within incuse square Klein 475 VF R



ASIA MINOR Uncertain mint AR Tetartemorion Lion - Incuse 5mm 0.13g



IONIA Teos AR tetartemorion 0.2g 6mm Hd griffin R mouth open - Quadripartite incuse SNG Turkey 602



CILICIA Uncertn Early-mid 4th C BCE AR Tetartemorion 5mm 0.17g Persian king running dagger and bow - Crowned hd Achaemenid king CNG E239 Troxell Kagan 4



Aeolis Elaia AR Tetartemorion 460 BCE Athena L - Olive Wreath 7.8mm 0.16g SNG Cop 166

 

Wow! great combo - Griffin and Astragalos

 

Thanks. Yeah, that is one of my favorites. That was an easy snare for me when I saw it!

 

Here are a few small Greek bronzes. These are resting on the paper insert for a 2x2 coin flip. The paper is 1.75 inches square:



The upper right coin has since succumbed to bronze disease. :-( It was infected deep within the coin and no amount of soaking could save it. The others are all fine, I just looked at them today.

The coins were photographed resting on a standard matchbox.



John

 

The tiny coins being posted by CT members are fascinating! Those that I’ve posted are not particularly small by comparison but they are the smallest in my Judaean collection. The image is not an actual photo but a composite that I’ve created to approximate the actual size of my coins.

 

A couple of new additions have allowed me to join the tiny coin club!


AEOLIS, KYME
AR Hemiobol
OBVERSE: Eagle's head left, KY to left (M beneath the head, nearly off flan)
REVERSE: incuse square pattern
Struck at Aeolis, 450BC
.47g 7.7mm
(ex- FSR Bargain List)



Mysia, Kyzikos. Circa 510-475 BC. AR Obol (0.79 gm, 13mm/9.5mm).
Obv.: Forepart of boar l.; behind, tunny.
Rev.: Head of lion l. in incuse square.
(ex- VCoins (Tom Vossen))

On top of my 29mm Diocletian.. super cool!!