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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Pavlos, post: 7737995, member: 96635&quot;]Wonderful! What do I love these tiny coins, often with masterpieces and nice designs. Just strange to realize they used these tiny pieces as currency.</p><p><br /></p><p>My favorite is obviously my profile picture! It was worth more back in the days then anyone could think of such a tiny fraction.</p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/316-3-jpg.1249078/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Islands off Caria, Kos. EL Forty-eighth Stater, Phokaic standard. Circa 625-600 B.C.</b></p><p><b><b>Obverse:</b></b> Crab.</p><p><b>Reverse:</b> Incuse square.</p><p><b><b>Reference:</b> </b>Stefanaki Series I, unlisted denomination; HN Online –; cf. HGC 6, 1295 (1/96th stater).</p><p>0.34g</p><p><br /></p><p>Some other pieces:</p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/upload_2021-3-18_20-29-15-png.1274065/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Thrace, Thasos. AR Obol, circa 435-411 B.C.</b></p><p><b>Obverse:</b> Two dolphins above one another, swimming in opposite directions; pellet above and below.</p><p><b>Reverse:</b> Quadripartite incuse square.</p><p><b>Reference:</b> HGC 337. Le Rider, Thasiennes 9.</p><p>0.52g; 9mm</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/Hs9hOGX.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Bruttium, Rhegion. AR Litra. Circa 415/0-387 B.C.</b></p><p><b>Obverse:</b> Lion&#039;s mask facing.</p><p><b>Reverse:</b> PH within olive sprig.</p><p><b>Reference:</b> Herzfelder pl. XI, J. HN Italy 2499.</p><p>0.73g; 10mm</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/upload_2021-4-6_23-11-55-png.1284681/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Islands off Mysia, Lesbos, Methymna. AR Tetartemorion. Circa 500/480-460 B.C.</b></p><p><b>Obverse:</b> Facing head of Silenos.</p><p><b>Reverse:</b> Quadripartite incuse square.</p><p><b>Reference:</b> Hauck &amp; Aufhäuser 14 (1998), 75. Leu Web Auction 11 (2020), 859.</p><p>0.31g; 6mm</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/upload_2021-2-25_21-56-0-png.1259745/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Ionia, Ephesos. AR Hemitetartemorion (?), circa 500-420 BC.</b></p><p><b><b>Obverse:</b></b> Bee.</p><p><b><b>Reverse:</b> </b>Head of an eagle to right within incuse square.</p><p><b>Reference:</b> Karwiese Series IV, Type 1. SNG Kayhan 130.</p><p>0.12g; 8mm</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/upload_2021-3-1_21-39-33-png.1262890/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Kyzikos, Mysia. AR Obol. Ca. 450 - 400 B.C</b></p><p><b><b>Obverse:</b> </b>Forepart of boar left, retrograde E on body, tunny fish swimming upwards behind.</p><p><b>Reverse:</b> Head of roaring lion left, within shallow incuse square.</p><p><b>Reference:</b></p><p>SNG Von Aulock 7333</p><p>0,93g; 14mm</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I have this tiny bronze coin from Tenedos, an island, quite scarce. It weights only 0.6g! I know some other other cities from Asia Minor for example that struck bronze coins under 1g as well. Apparently there was a demand for these coins, perhaps on the market they were useful for a daily grocery. Another interesting note about the coin, it was struck very early, way before many other cities switched to bronze coinage, and that for an obscure island...</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/upload_2021-2-26_22-43-20-png.1260502/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Islands off Troas, Tenedos. AE Chalkous. late 5th-early 4th century B.C.</b></p><p><b>Obverse:</b> Head of Artemis to right, wearing stephanos.</p><p><b>Reverse:</b> T E Labrys.</p><p><b>Reference:</b> SNG Aulock 1589. SNG Cop. 522. SNG München 348.</p><p>0.64g[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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