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Ancient Greek and Roman coins from Asia Minor


Coin ID #439

Uncertain (BC 470-440) Tetartemorion

5th century BC. AR Tetartemorion? (0.17g). Scorpion viewed from above, tail curling left / Quadripartite incuse square with pellet in each quarter. Apparently unpublished. Fine, extremely rare. The scorpion type is well established for Caria, but only as a reverse.

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Filename:00674q00.jpg
City/Mint name:Possibly NOT Asia Minor
Rating (6 votes):11111
Keywords:silver / archaic
References:cf Brindley 72; SNG v. Aul. 1804; SNG Kayhan 925-928, 934-938
Valuation:Baldwin's Auc. 37 (5/2004), lot 674 (GBP 95 ($170) + comm)
Photo courtesy of:Baldwin's Auctions - www.baldwin.sh/auctions/auctions.html
Filesize:15 KiB
Date added:Dec 24, 2004
Dimensions:351 x 157 pixels
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Dimitry   [Apr 01, 2012 at 05:00 AM]
possibly Thraco-Macedonian

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