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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 4942550, member: 56859&quot;]Excellent, Pish!&nbsp; Which type do you want?&nbsp; I have a fairly broad collection of Pigasi <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.&nbsp;&nbsp; They were my main quest for a few years and I&#039;m still keeping an eye out for a couple of types which have so far eluded me.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/pigasuscollectionmarch2017-jpg.600239/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>The Pigasus examples shown above are from Klazomenai (the majority of coins in this composite), Kisthene, Mytilene, Samos, and Rhodos (Ialysos).</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s a denomination set of archaic silver winged boars of Klazomenai:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/klazopigasusdenominationset_edited-jpg.771123/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The denomination nomenclature seems to be unsettled. The largest coin is 6.77 gm. I&#039;ve seen it called a drachm, didrachm, and stater. The next largest coin is 3.33 gm and I&#039;ve seen it called a drachm and a hemidrachm. The next two are the most common and are usually listed as diobols but I&#039;ve also seen them called tetrobols (?!, &quot;tetrobol&quot; must be a mistake); the weights of the coins shown are 1.0 gm and 1.2 gm, respectively. Lastly is a 0.27 flake of a coin, usually called a hemiobol which makes sense given the weights of the diobols.</p><p><br /></p><p>A rare Kisthene pigasus I wrestled away from Steve after he outbid me on it the first time:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/kisthenepigasusrt-jpg.714605/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>MYSIA, Kisthene</b></p><p><i>Orontes</i>, satrap of Mysia, c. 357-352 BCE</p><p>AR Half Siglos or Tetrobol; 13 mm, 2.75 gm</p><p>Obv: Nude hoplite crouching left behind shield, spear at ready</p><p>Rev: Forepart of winged boar right</p><p>Ref: Troxell, Orontes 4; SNG France 1164A (Lampsakos); SNG von Aulock</p><p>Very rare.</p><p><i>ex X6 Collection</i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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