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<p>[QUOTE="stevex6, post: 2692379, member: 44183"]<span style="color: #0000ff">Congrats, RAG ... nice lil' OP-sweetie</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie11" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">Ummm, man I have so many wee ones ... </span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">=> here are a couple of today's favourites</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><b><span style="color: #ff0000">Mysia, KyzikosAR Hemiobol</span></b></p><p><span style="color: #000000">Date: 600-480 BC</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">Diameter: 6.51 mm</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">Weight: 0.23 grams</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">Obverse: Tunny fish right</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">Reverse: Quadripartite incuse square</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">References: </span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">Other: Some deposits</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">[ATTACH=full]604230[/ATTACH]</span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #ff0000">ISLANDS off THRACE, Thasos</span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: #ff0000">AR Sixteenth Stater – Hemiobol</span></b></p><p>Circa 500-480 BC</p><p>Diameter: 8 mm</p><p>Weight: 0.56 grams</p><p>Obverse: Two dolphins swimming in opposite directions; pellets around</p><p>Reverse: Quadripartite incuse square</p><p>Reference: Le Rider, Thasiennes 9; HGC 6, 337</p><p>Other: VF, toned, light porosity.</p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">[ATTACH=full]604232[/ATTACH] </span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><b><span style="color: #ff0000">IONIA, Ephesos, AR Tetartemorion</span></b></p><p>Circa 500-420 BC</p><p>Diameter: 5 x 8 mm</p><p>Weight: 0.17 grams</p><p>Obverse: Bee</p><p>Reverse: Head of eagle right within incuse square</p><p>Reference: Karwiese Series IV; SNG Kayhan 126–34</p><p>Other: 12h … Good VF, toned, Exceptional for issue</p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">[ATTACH=full]604233[/ATTACH] </span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><b><span style="color: #ff0000">CARIA, Idyma. AR Hemiobol</span></b></p><p><span style="color: #000000">5th century BC</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">Diameter: 8 mm</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">Weight: 0.44 grams</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">Obverse: Land tortoise with segmented shell</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">Reverse: Leaf, pellet</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">Reference: SNG Ashmolean 228; SNG Kayhan 1627 = CNG 72, lot 803; Klein 522</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">Other: 11h … VF, toned, slightly granular, reverse off center. Very rare</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">[ATTACH=full]604236[/ATTACH] </span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><br /></span></p><p><b><span style="color: #ff0000">IONIA, Erythrai. AR Hemiobol</span></b></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">Circa 480-450 BC</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">Diameter: 6 mm</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">Weight: 0.29 grams</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">Obverse: Rosette</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">Reverse: Simpler rosette within incuse square</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">Reference: SNG Copenhagen –; Klein 387</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">Other: VF … slightly porous. Well centered</span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">[ATTACH=full]604237[/ATTACH] </span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><b><span style="color: #ff0000">MACEDON, Mende. AR Tritartemorion</span></b></p><p><span style="color: #000000">Circa 460-423 BC</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">Diameter: 10 mm</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">Weight: 0.62 grams</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">Obverse: Ass standing right</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">Reverse: Crow standing left within incuse square</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">Reference: SNG ANS 358 (same obverse die)</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">Other: 11h … VF, toned. Good metal</span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">[ATTACH=full]604238[/ATTACH] </span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #ff0000">MACEDON, Eion, AR Obol? (Tritartemorion?)</span></b></p><p>Circa 460-400 BC</p><p>Diameter: 10 mm</p><p>Weight: 0.37 grams</p><p>Obverse: Two geese standing right; ivy leaf and H to left</p><p>Reverse: Quadripartite incuse square</p><p>Reference: SNG ANS –; SNG Copenhagen 181</p><p>Other: VF, toned, typical porosity</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]604239[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #ff0000">PHOENICIA, Tyre. Uncertain king. </span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: #ff0000">AR Twenty-fourth Shekel </span></b></p><p>Circa 393-311/0 BC</p><p>Diameter: 7.2 mm</p><p>Weight: 0.46 grams</p><p>Obverse: Dolphin leaping right</p><p>Reverse: Owl standing right, head facing; crook and flail in background</p><p>Reference: E&E-T Group III.1.2.d, 1655-1710; HGC 10, 329 corr. (denomination)</p><p>Other: 6h … VF, toned, minor porosity. Choice for issue</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]604240[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #ff0000">Phoenicia, Sidon, 1/16 AR Shekel</span></b></p><p>401-366 BC</p><p>Diameter: 8.35 mm</p><p>Weight: 0.72 grams</p><p>Obverse: Galley left</p><p>Reverse: King slaying erect lion</p><p>References:</p><p>Other: Cool reverse</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]604242[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">Hey, I am a huge fan of the wee ones ... </span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">=> congrats again RAGNAR ... cha-ching</span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="stevex6, post: 2692379, member: 44183"][COLOR=#0000ff]Congrats, RAG ... nice lil' OP-sweetie :rolleyes: Ummm, man I have so many wee ones ... => here are a couple of today's favourites [/COLOR] [B][COLOR=#ff0000]Mysia, KyzikosAR Hemiobol[/COLOR][/B] [COLOR=#000000]Date: 600-480 BC Diameter: 6.51 mm Weight: 0.23 grams Obverse: Tunny fish right Reverse: Quadripartite incuse square References: Other: Some deposits[/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff][ATTACH=full]604230[/ATTACH][/COLOR] [B][COLOR=#ff0000]ISLANDS off THRACE, Thasos AR Sixteenth Stater – Hemiobol[/COLOR][/B] Circa 500-480 BC Diameter: 8 mm Weight: 0.56 grams Obverse: Two dolphins swimming in opposite directions; pellets around Reverse: Quadripartite incuse square Reference: Le Rider, Thasiennes 9; HGC 6, 337 Other: VF, toned, light porosity. [COLOR=#0000ff][ATTACH=full]604232[/ATTACH] [/COLOR] [B][COLOR=#ff0000]IONIA, Ephesos, AR Tetartemorion[/COLOR][/B] Circa 500-420 BC Diameter: 5 x 8 mm Weight: 0.17 grams Obverse: Bee Reverse: Head of eagle right within incuse square Reference: Karwiese Series IV; SNG Kayhan 126–34 Other: 12h … Good VF, toned, Exceptional for issue [COLOR=#0000ff] [ATTACH=full]604233[/ATTACH] [/COLOR] [B][COLOR=#ff0000]CARIA, Idyma. AR Hemiobol[/COLOR][/B] [COLOR=#000000]5th century BC Diameter: 8 mm Weight: 0.44 grams Obverse: Land tortoise with segmented shell Reverse: Leaf, pellet Reference: SNG Ashmolean 228; SNG Kayhan 1627 = CNG 72, lot 803; Klein 522 Other: 11h … VF, toned, slightly granular, reverse off center. Very rare [ATTACH=full]604236[/ATTACH] [/COLOR] [B][COLOR=#ff0000]IONIA, Erythrai. AR Hemiobol[/COLOR][/B] [COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)]Circa 480-450 BC Diameter: 6 mm Weight: 0.29 grams Obverse: Rosette Reverse: Simpler rosette within incuse square Reference: SNG Copenhagen –; Klein 387 Other: VF … slightly porous. Well centered[/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff][ATTACH=full]604237[/ATTACH] [/COLOR] [B][COLOR=#ff0000]MACEDON, Mende. AR Tritartemorion[/COLOR][/B] [COLOR=#000000]Circa 460-423 BC Diameter: 10 mm Weight: 0.62 grams Obverse: Ass standing right Reverse: Crow standing left within incuse square Reference: SNG ANS 358 (same obverse die) Other: 11h … VF, toned. Good metal [ATTACH=full]604238[/ATTACH] [/COLOR] [B][COLOR=#ff0000]MACEDON, Eion, AR Obol? (Tritartemorion?)[/COLOR][/B] Circa 460-400 BC Diameter: 10 mm Weight: 0.37 grams Obverse: Two geese standing right; ivy leaf and H to left Reverse: Quadripartite incuse square Reference: SNG ANS –; SNG Copenhagen 181 Other: VF, toned, typical porosity [ATTACH=full]604239[/ATTACH] [B][COLOR=#ff0000]PHOENICIA, Tyre. Uncertain king. AR Twenty-fourth Shekel [/COLOR][/B] Circa 393-311/0 BC Diameter: 7.2 mm Weight: 0.46 grams Obverse: Dolphin leaping right Reverse: Owl standing right, head facing; crook and flail in background Reference: E&E-T Group III.1.2.d, 1655-1710; HGC 10, 329 corr. (denomination) Other: 6h … VF, toned, minor porosity. Choice for issue [ATTACH=full]604240[/ATTACH] [B][COLOR=#ff0000]Phoenicia, Sidon, 1/16 AR Shekel[/COLOR][/B] 401-366 BC Diameter: 8.35 mm Weight: 0.72 grams Obverse: Galley left Reverse: King slaying erect lion References: Other: Cool reverse [ATTACH=full]604242[/ATTACH] [COLOR=#0000ff]Hey, I am a huge fan of the wee ones ... => congrats again RAGNAR ... cha-ching[/COLOR][/QUOTE]
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