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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;John Anthony, post: 2179450, member: 42773&quot;]This coin will now take the honor of being my smallest fractional Greek silver (5mm, 0.14g), and my oldest (530/25-500 BC). My first tentative step into the 6th-century BC - like I wasn&#039;t spending enough money on coins!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]421777[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>This is an exceptional example of the type, with a strong bust and sharp incuse punch. Compare to a recent CNG sale at a similar price <a href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=277062" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=277062" rel="nofollow">(343, Lot 169)</a>. I think my coin is much nicer. It has the typical light porosity of very old, tiny silver, but the archaic bust of Apollo is quite well-defined, if a bit off-center, and the punch pattern is crisp.</p><p><br /></p><p>Let&#039;s see your smallest Greek silver![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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