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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 6442666, member: 19463&quot;]A point:&nbsp; Collectors and scholars tend to study what they consider the &#039;best&#039; so it is easier to find references on die variations of big silver than it is to find type mention of small fractions.&nbsp; Add to that the fact that we seem to lack large pot finds with thousands of obols and under so most of what we have were &#039;field finds&#039; as individuals that suffered greatly from direct soil contact.&nbsp; Low grade coins, small coins and coins considered beneath one&#039;s notice add up to it being quite possible to find a coin that has not been reported in the literature even from a major city like Syracuse.&nbsp; I was first interested in the small coins years ago by the publication of the Rosen collection (1983) which had coins of all sizes including many small coins.&nbsp; It had only a fraction of what exists even without dipping to the level of a die study (admittedly impossible given the lack of surviving material).&nbsp; The Foreword mentions how many of the coins in the collection remained unattributed.&nbsp; I assume that some of these small coins were made in large quantities and served daily needs of their cities before disappearing into dust.&nbsp; Today, more of us show interest in them but they still don&#039;t get the &#039;press&#039; of the large ones.&nbsp; Does anyone know a book or website that concentrates on fractionals?&nbsp; I used to go to shows and ask for fractional silver.&nbsp; Most dealers either acted like no one should care about them or showed me drachms which, I guess, are fractions of the coins they preferred.&nbsp; My only daughter has no interest in my collection except she would like my small Greek silver (which I define as under 10mm and keep separately for her to inherit).&nbsp; Strange tastes run in the family.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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