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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ryro, post: 3333252, member: 91461&quot;]Thanks for sharing the knowledge and amazing Coins!</p><p>I really like this theory that coins started in Ionia and not Lydia as I&#039;ve always understood(mainly due to the fact that I have no early Lydians like your or [USER=56859]@TIF[/USER]&#039;s doozies!<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie101" alt=":woot:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />).</p><p>Here are my earliest Ionians (the 1st is one of the smallest on CT):</p><p>[ATTACH=full]883155[/ATTACH]</p><p><b><u><br /></u></b></p><p><b><u>Ionia. Ephesos</u></b></p><p>circa 600-550 BC. </p><p>1/48 Stater EL fourrée </p><p>3mm., 0,15g.</p><p>Lion&#039;s paw / Incuse punch.</p><p>nearly very fine</p><p>Karwiese series I / Type 1 (for prototype).</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]883157[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b><u>Ionia. Ephesos</u></b></p><p>circa 550-500 BC. </p><p>Hemiobol AR</p><p>5mm., 0,37g.</p><p>Bee / Quadripartite incuse square.</p><p>very fine</p><p>Karwiese Series III; Rosen 572[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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