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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 3045330, member: 19463&quot;]Small size is not so much a problem.&nbsp; Style is.&nbsp; Sear lists a 1/8 obol with the type but I have never seen one that I believed was from Athens rather that the ancient East or modern fakers.&nbsp; Hemiobols are the smallest denomination of the design we see regularly.&nbsp; The style here is not Athenian.&nbsp; 1.86g is closest to a hemidrachm which used the facing owl type at Athens.&nbsp; I suppose you can argue that it might be a barbarous or ancient copy from the East but I will consider it modern until shown where I am missing something. </p><p><br /></p><p>This is my smallest side view owl at 0.22g which is possibly a much abused hemiobol of Athens or an Eastern copy.&nbsp; In this condition, I really don&#039;t claim to know. I bought this so long ago I don&#039;t have records (pre computer) and only recorded that it came from a show in Maryland.&nbsp; In those days, I did not write down the dealer&#039;s name. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]760729[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>A hemidrachm/triobol (same thing) uses the facing owl with wings folded down.&nbsp; This one weighs 1.98g which seems reasonable considering the wear.&nbsp; Nice ones sold by CNG and listed online tend to weigh very close to 2.12g.&nbsp; I am amazed sometimes at the consistent weight of some of the smallest coins. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]760732[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I would be equally concerned about all three and any other coins offered by this seller.&nbsp; We need an expert (I do not claim to be an expert any more than TIF does) to step up and vouch for these coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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