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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Pellinore, post: 2739511, member: 74834&quot;]I had two tiny Greek coins, one an electrum 1/24 stater from Phocaea (about 600 BC), a seal&#039;s head on obv., the reverse incuse. 7 mm, .69 gr.</p><p>And a AR tetartemorion from Colophon (about 450-400 BC), that&#039;s 1/24 drachm. Head of Apollo to the right on obv., reverse a stork and the monogram TE - one of not so many Ancient coins bearing its denomination. 7 mm, .24 gr. For 35 years, it was the smallest coin in my possession. </p><p><br /></p><p>But this one (it came in today) is much smaller! Apparently, it&#039;s an AR 1/96 stater from either Milete or Erythrae in the west of Anatolia, 520-480 BC. Obv. a whirl (!). Rev. a rosette. 4 mm, .12 gr!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]625066[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>A great coin, being that small! And I love the whirl, a phenomenon of nature that musthave baffled the Ancients.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]625071[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]625072[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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