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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 2627508, member: 56859&quot;]Nice coins, everyone!&nbsp; The archaic era is so enigmatic and interesting (although the simple quadripartite punch reverse wasn&#039;t restricted to the archaic period).</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are some with quadripartite or mill-sail incuse reverses:</p><p><br /></p><p>Cowabunga, surf&#039;s up!&nbsp; Grab your dolphin and hang ten <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.&nbsp; The first time I saw this type of coin I knew I would have to have one.&nbsp; This one&#039;s dolphin isn&#039;t the greatest but the heifer looks quite majestic on her living surfboard <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cointalk.com%2Fproxy.php%3Fimage%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.cointalk.com%252Fproxy.php%253Fimage%253Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fstatic.wixstatic.com%25252Fmedia%25252Fae43f8_968b9ed4ebda4bbfb04163ef337317ef.jpg%25252Fv1%25252Ffill%25252Fw_1000%25252Ch_520%25252Cal_c%25252Cq_90%25252Fae43f8_968b9ed4ebda4bbfb04163ef337317ef.jpg%2526hash%253D6599a610d8376d52542a63a42ae6fd54%26hash%3D2d6d050905c9c97c78182a16d5c76cb2&amp;hash=0c8a95a5a3a791840bc0426af6c2da7a" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>THRACE, Byzantion</b></p><p>340-320 BCE</p><p>AR siglos, 17 mm, 5.0 gm</p><p>Obv: Heifer standing left on dolphin swimming to left</p><p>Rev: Incuse mill-sail pattern</p><p>Ref: SNG BM Black Sea 21</p><p><br /></p><p>One of over a dozen Pigasi in my collection, with another on the way (almost completed my Klazomenai Pigasus denomination set <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />)</p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fstatic.wixstatic.com%2Fmedia%2Fae43f8_1be3e33f6f4f4efe9febea7e069e156f.jpg_srz_p_685_343_75_22_0.50_1.20_0.00_jpg_srz&amp;hash=4c8e152adc5a6e6c0b7b7ed17d301503" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>IONIA, Klazomenai</b></p><p><b>499-494 BC</b></p><p>AR diobol, 10 mm, 1.0 gm</p><p>Obv: forepart of winged boar right</p><p>Rev: quadripartite incuse square, K</p><p>Ref: SNG München 451</p><p><i>from the TIF Pink Floyd Animals collection; track 1, &quot;Pigs on the Wing, Part I&quot;</i></p><p><br /></p><p>Aegina obol, sadly off center</p><p><i><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fstatic.wixstatic.com%2Fmedia%2Fae43f8_b2463eacaf284d72a125ec1218c5b0f5.jpg_srb_p_1000_527_75_22_0.50_1.20_0.00_jpg_srb&amp;hash=142024e0a26e80189187c39327e694f4" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </i></p><p><b>ISLANDS off ATTICA, Aegina</b></p><p>475-470 BCE</p><p>AR obol; 0.97 gm</p><p>Obv: sea turtle with single row of dots on back</p><p>Rev: windmill-shaped incuse punch</p><p>Ref: SNG Delepierre 1511; SNG Cop. 505</p><p><br /></p><p>If you&#039;re wanting other non-quadripartite incuse reverses, boy oh boy, I can load up this thread <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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