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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 4108635, member: 19463"]I still prefer 'trihemitartemorion'. The extra te is often inserted in error. Te means whole this case, I believe. </p><p>hemitartemorion 1/8 obol</p><p>tetartemorion 1/4 obol</p><p>trihemitartemorion 3/8 obol</p><p>hemiobol 1/2 obol</p><p>tritartemorion 3/4 obol</p><p>obol</p><p>trihemiobol 1.5 obol</p><p><br /></p><p>I also remain unconvinced that it is appropriate to use these terms from coins of Athens for all other places just because they are the same size. I really feel the need to understand which weights are separate denominations and which are just inaccurate weighing of flans when made. </p><p><br /></p><p>Over the years, I have posted most of my tiny treasures. Two of my favorites is my two twelfths (1/6) litra of Syracuse made obvious by the two dots </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1066933[/ATTACH] </p><p>and its big sister the six dot hemilitron.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1066932[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>My pages:</p><p><a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/tiny.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/tiny.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/tiny.html</a></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/0phocentcomb.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Phocaea, Ionia - Silver 1/8 obol? - Late Sixth Century BC - 5mm, .1g</p><p>Female head 'Smyrna type' left / 4 part incuse - Rosen 598[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 4108635, member: 19463"]I still prefer 'trihemitartemorion'. The extra te is often inserted in error. Te means whole this case, I believe. hemitartemorion 1/8 obol tetartemorion 1/4 obol trihemitartemorion 3/8 obol hemiobol 1/2 obol tritartemorion 3/4 obol obol trihemiobol 1.5 obol I also remain unconvinced that it is appropriate to use these terms from coins of Athens for all other places just because they are the same size. I really feel the need to understand which weights are separate denominations and which are just inaccurate weighing of flans when made. Over the years, I have posted most of my tiny treasures. Two of my favorites is my two twelfths (1/6) litra of Syracuse made obvious by the two dots [ATTACH=full]1066933[/ATTACH] and its big sister the six dot hemilitron. [ATTACH=full]1066932[/ATTACH] My pages: [URL]http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/tiny.html[/URL] [IMG]http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/0phocentcomb.jpg[/IMG] Phocaea, Ionia - Silver 1/8 obol? - Late Sixth Century BC - 5mm, .1g Female head 'Smyrna type' left / 4 part incuse - Rosen 598[/QUOTE]
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