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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Alegandron, post: 2951059, member: 51347&quot;]Hmmmm... well, I collected Roman Republic, Carthage, Makedonwn, etc. before I came to CT. However, I LEARNED a lot more, and focused more in those areas.&nbsp; Due to everyone&#039;s craze for the Empire coins, I expanded there a bit.&nbsp; Recently saw a few Tets (Tetartemorions), so I have been having a little fun exploring that area:</p><p><br /></p><p>Earlier, there were discussions about the ancient Greeks carrying them around in their mouths when they went to market.&nbsp; I thought that was a cool idea, so instead of carrying a coin in a saflip, I carry these around between my cheek and gum... <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> tongue-in-cheek comment...</p><p><br /></p><p><b>TET(A)S:</b></p><p>[ATTACH=full]720892[/ATTACH]</p><p>CARIA Mylasa 525-495 BCE AR Tetartemorion <b>0.28g 6mm</b> Hd roaring lion R - Bird stndng L pellet incuse sq SNG Keckman 922 SNG Kayhan 944</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]720895[/ATTACH]</p><p>Ionia Miletos AR Tetartemorion <b>5.6mm 0.21g</b> Roaring Lion Hd - Bird Klein 430 SNG Kay 941</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]720896[/ATTACH]</p><p>Aeolis Elaia AR Tetartemorion 460 BCE Athena L - Olive Wreath <b>7.8mm 0.16g</b> SNG Cop 166</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]720897[/ATTACH]</p><p>Ionia AR Tetartemorion <b>4mm 0.13g</b> 530-500 BCE Rosette - Incuse sq punch 5 pellets SNG von Aulock 1807</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]720898[/ATTACH]</p><p>Uncert West Asia Minor Karia 5th C BC AR tetartermorion <b>5mm 0.15g</b> Female - Frprt Bull r Kayhan 968 exc rght</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]720899[/ATTACH]</p><p>Iona Kolophon AR Tetartemorion 530-520 BCE Archaic Apollo Incuse Punch <b>0.15g 4.5mm</b>- SNG Kayhan 343</p><p><br /></p><p>I captured this one because of [USER=56859]@TIF[/USER] ... right in my collecting focus, and some fascinating history as to why it was minted.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]720900[/ATTACH]</p><p>Carthage AE 15-Shekel 45mm dia 7.5mm thick 102.6g 201-175 BCE Hannibal Tanit 4hoove down Horse SNG Cop 400 RARE R1</p><p><br /></p><p>Then it was cool to take these IHBCT&#039;s and combine them</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]720904[/ATTACH]</p><p>Carthage AE 15-Shekel <b>45mm dia 7.5mm thick 102.6g</b> <b>vs</b> Ionia AR Tetartemorion <b>4mm 0.13g dia 11 to 1 Wgt 789 to 1</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Who cares what they look like compared to a dime... Moderns are BORING.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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