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Message:: [QUOTE="zumbly, post: 3216361, member: 57495"]How wonderfully miniscule!  Can't wait to see the other 11. CNG's <a href="https://cngcoins.com/Search.aspx?IS_ADVANCED=1&ITEM_IS_SOLD=1&ITEM_INVENTORY_NUMBER=&CONTAINER_NAME=&ITEM_LOT_NUMBER=&ITEM_DESC=Hemitartemorion+griffin&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_1=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_3=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_2=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_4=1&VIEW_TYPE=0" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://cngcoins.com/Search.aspx?IS_ADVANCED=1&ITEM_IS_SOLD=1&ITEM_INVENTORY_NUMBER=&CONTAINER_NAME=&ITEM_LOT_NUMBER=&ITEM_DESC=Hemitartemorion+griffin&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_1=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_3=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_2=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_4=1&VIEW_TYPE=0" rel="nofollow">sale records</a> have five similar, but attributed to Teos.  They reference Balcer's "The Early Coinage of Teos", which happens to be <a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=Balcer" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=Balcer" rel="nofollow">online</a>.  On page 37, he catalogs three types of that size, differentiated by the presence of 'knobs' on the obverse, and whether the griffin's tongue is straight or curved.  I'm not sure what you'd call yours, but the reference also has plates that I haven't looked at.  Apart from the catalog portion, the paper looks like it'll be an interesting read. I have my little griffin from Teos down as a tetartemorion, but at 0.14g (and 5mm), it seems a tad light compared to others I've seen. [ATTACH=full]836348[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]

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