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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ambr0zie, post: 7735950, member: 80952&quot;]I love small coins. When I joined CT I knew some things about Roman coins (SOME or to be precise, <font size="1">some</font>)</p><p><br /></p><p>Started reading here more seriously about Greek coins and decided to learn about them. Then I got myself some tiny treasures.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1324879[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Attica. Athens circa 454-404 BC.</p><p>Hemiobol AR</p><p>6 mm., 0,27 g.</p><p>Obv. Helmeted head of Athena right.&nbsp; Rev. AΘΕ ; Owl right head facing, wings folded, olive-leaf and berry behind, all within an incuse square.&nbsp;&nbsp; Sear SG 2531</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1324880[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Mysia. Kyzikos circa 480-400 BC.</p><p>Hemiobol AR</p><p>9 mm., 0,40 g.</p><p>Forepart of boar left, retrograde K on shoulder, to right, tunny upward / Head of lion left, to upper left, head of panther facing, all within incuse square.Rosen 522</p><p>Von Fritze II 13; SNG Ashmolean 540; SNG France 386.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1324882[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Ionia. Miletos circa 525-475 BC.</p><p>Tetartemorion AR Cf. Rosen 407/8.</p><p>Klein 430; SNG Tubingen 3001; Rosen 407</p><p>Head of a roaring lion l. R/ Quail standing l. within incuse square</p><p>5 mm., 0,08 g.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1324883[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Hemiobol AR 7 mm., 0,46 g.</p><p>Caria, Kasolaba(?), c. 420-400 BC. AR Hemiobol. Ram’s head right / Youthful male head right within incuse. Konuk, Kasolaba 5; Klein 496-8 (Uncertain)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1324884[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Obol AR 7 mm., 0,52 g.</p><p>Islands off Troas, Tenedos AR Obol. Circa 5th Century BC. Janiform head of female, facing left, and bearded male (Philonome and Tenes), facing right / Labrys (double axe) within shallow incuse; T-E across fields. SNG München 340; SNG Copenhagen 509; HGC 6, 387; SNG von Aulock 7666.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Just some under 10 mm.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Miletos Tetartemorion, especially, was shocking. 5 mm and under 0.1 grams. AND such details. And there are even better examples of it![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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