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Message:: [QUOTE="Clinker, post: 1255825, member: 6229"]From the Elements Table page within your seventh grade Science book or from any of Krause's World Coin catalogs you know that Bronze is represented by the symbol AE, but when reserching the bronze coins of ancient Greece or looking at ads offering Greek bronze coins what do the AE symbols showing in the following ads represent?　Greek Aeolis, Kyme AE 16 3rd Century B.C, Aeolis, Asia Minor Obv. Forepart of horse prancing right Rev. One-handled vase ******************************　　Greek AKE-Ptolemaic AE 17 2nd Century, B.C. Obv. Laureate and jugate heads of the Dioscuri right Rev. Cornucopiae with three-line inscription: ANTIOXEWIN TWN EN PTOLEMAIDI ******************************　　Greek Bithynia, Dia AE 19 ca. 85--65 B.C. 8.10 g.Obv. Diademed head of Zeus right Rev. Eagle standing left on thunderbolt, head reverted, monogram in left field, (Delta) IA(Sigma) in exergue ******************************　　Greek Hieron II AE 26 275--215 B.C. Sicily, Syracuse 19.47 g.Obv. Diademed head left Rev. IEWNOS: Horseman with lance, galloping right, N in right field ******************************　　Greek Hieron II AE 27 274--216 B.C. Sicily, Syracuse 18.97 g. Obv. Diademed head left Rev. IEWNOS: Horseman galloping right, with couched lance, N in right field Calciati II, p. 381, 195; R131, Favorito 63g******************************　　When researching or looking for Ancient Greek bronze coins you will come upon the symbols shown in the ads above: AE 16, AE 17, AE 19, AE 26, AE 27 or lower and higher numbers. The symbol AE still denotes bronze - the numbers denote the sizes of the coins in millimeters. In other words this ad　　"Pontos, Amisos. Time of Mithradates VI, 85-56 BC. Beautiful bronze AE 22 Aegis with Gorgon's head at center / Nike advancing rt. holding long palm branch, AMI-SOY with monograms around. Radiant golden patina!"　　has the symbol AE 22 which denotes bronze 22mm. The size of the coin is 22mm. Click the following link and you will now know the millimeter size of each and every ancient Greek bronze coin shown in this gallery.　　<a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=1780" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=1780" rel="nofollow">http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=1780</a>　　Hope you enjoyed this TRIVIA...　Clinker[/QUOTE]

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