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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kaparthy, post: 65676, member: 57463&quot;]A Tetramorion or 1/4 obol, if I remember correctly with TH being 3/4 of an obol.&nbsp; <b>These are perhaps the earliest coins to have their value stamped on them.</b>&nbsp; The small size made it difficult to tell one fraction from another without weighing, so they put the letters TE, TH, etc., on the coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, this coin is Archaic, being before 480 BC.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Apollo was the patron god of the town. Kolophon had been a temple to Apollo even in Helliadic times between the fall of Crete and the rise of Greece.&nbsp; As late as Roman times, people came to the cult cave for enlightenment.</p><p><br /></p><p>Kolophon in the 6th c. BC was known for its cavalry, which, when hired for battle invariably brought victory.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I can tell you more than you would ever care to know.</p><p><br /></p><p>Main Author:&nbsp; Marotta, Michael E. </p><p>Title:&nbsp; Kolophon : a quiet place to raise a family / by Michael E. Marotta. </p><p>Note:&nbsp; Includes bibliographical references. </p><p>Subject Info:&nbsp; Greece Kolophon </p><p>In: The Celator Vol. 11, No. 8, August, 1997, p. 32-35 : ill[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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