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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Pavlos, post: 4431840, member: 96635&quot;]Oktobol is a quite uncommon denomination for Greek coins, same as a Tridrachm and Hemitetartemorion (maybe someone has one to share?).</p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><img src="https://i.imgur.com/pq0UMfc.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></b></p><p><b><b>Syracuse, Sicily - Pyrrhos AR Oktobol (278–276 B.C.). &#039;Old collection toning&#039;.</b></b></p><p><b><b>Obverse:</b> </b>Head of Persephone to left, wearing wreath of grain leaves and pendant earrings; poppy seed behind.</p><p><b><b>Reverse:</b> </b>ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ - ΠΥΡΡΟΥ; Athena Alkidemos advancing left, brandishing spear with her right hand and holding shield aloft in her left.</p><p>5.20g; 20mm</p><p><br /></p><p>Other then that the Seleukid empire had their own Bronze denomination system, which I did a write up about: <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/special-seleukid-elephant-coin-from-ekbatana.343802/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/special-seleukid-elephant-coin-from-ekbatana.343802/">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/special-seleukid-elephant-coin-from-ekbatana.343802/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>With Denomination E, a &quot;quarter unit&quot; being the rarest, even when comparing to other kingdoms such as Macedon the quarter unit is the most uncommon.</p><p><br /></p><p><i><img src="https://i.imgur.com/fvXAXER.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></i></p><p><b>Antiochos VIII Epiphanes <b>(121/0-97/6 B.C.)</b> <b>Æ</b> Denomination E (quarter), struck circa <b>109-96 B.C.</b></b></p><p><b>Obverse:</b> Diademed head of Antiochus VIII right.</p><p><b>Reverse:</b> BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOXOY EΠIФANOYΣ (“of King Antiochos the Illustrious”), Rose. Outer left PE control.</p><p><b>Reference:</b> SC 2316; HGC 9, 1227(R3).</p><p>2.33g; 13mm[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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