10 Lepta 1849 Large And Small Crown

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monarch Valued Member Croatia (Locally: Hrvatska) 92 Posts	Posted 09/25/2012 05:56 am Hello, I have 10 lepta 1849 from Greece. But I don't know is it large or small crown. Can you tell me a difference between that coins? Is it in measures of crowns or in something else? Thanks. Report this Post to the Staff

platinrubel Valued Member Austria 194 Posts	Posted 09/25/2012 06:41 am lepta was the smallest unit of the greek currency. 10 lepta is like a dime. from wikipedia: Lepton pl. Lepta (Greek: Λεπτόν pl. Λεπτά) is the name of various fractional units of currency used in the Greek-speaking world from antiquity until today. The word means "small" or "thin", and during classical and Hellenistic times a lepton was always a small value coin, usually the smallest available denomination of another currency. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_lepton greets Report this Post to the Staff
Nic Pillar of the Community Philippines 1156 Posts	Posted 09/25/2012 10:19 pm crown size is relative but is commonly regarded as 38mm diameter, the 10 lepta is small and can never be regarded as "crown" personally I collect crowns and I start with at least 35mm diameter up to 42mm and thats a wide range Report this Post to the Staff
epop Valued Member Greece 425 Posts	Posted 09/27/2012 12:05 pm monarch means the emblem on the coin.There are two varieties.The big and the small emblem ''crown'' on the obverse fo the coin.Monarch put a photo of your coin to determine the variety Report this Post to the Staff
monarch Valued Member Croatia (Locally: Hrvatska) 92 Posts	Posted 09/30/2012 4:58 pm Epop,here is the photo of the coin: Report this Post to the Staff
epop Valued Member Greece 425 Posts	Posted 10/01/2012 2:09 pm your coin is a small crown 10 lepta coin which means it's from the common variety.This is a large crown variety which is rare to find Report this Post to the Staff
platinrubel Valued Member Austria 194 Posts	Posted 10/01/2012 8:42 pm ah now I understand... its the large crown variety Report this Post to the Staff
epop Valued Member Greece 425 Posts	Posted 10/02/2012 5:41 pm monarch's coin it's the small crown variety which it's the common one Report this Post to the Staff
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