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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 4710312, member: 19463"]Exact dates are difficult in the 6th century BC but the town of Sybaris was destroyed in 510 BC so these are in the running. Many archaic Greek coins are lucky to be dated within 50 years.</p><p><br /></p><p>AR nomos 550-510 BC</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1155687[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>AR trias 550-510 BC</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1155686[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>There are several differences in specimens of these that probably show a date progression but I am not aware of a work that discusses how to tell the early from the late or of hoard evidence that would help. I would appreciate hearing of these if anyone knows of detailed studies.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 4710312, member: 19463"]Exact dates are difficult in the 6th century BC but the town of Sybaris was destroyed in 510 BC so these are in the running. Many archaic Greek coins are lucky to be dated within 50 years. AR nomos 550-510 BC [ATTACH=full]1155687[/ATTACH] AR trias 550-510 BC [ATTACH=full]1155686[/ATTACH] There are several differences in specimens of these that probably show a date progression but I am not aware of a work that discusses how to tell the early from the late or of hoard evidence that would help. I would appreciate hearing of these if anyone knows of detailed studies.[/QUOTE]
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