Itty Bitty Grapes - Cilicia Soloi AR Tetartemorion

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Finn235 Pillar of the Community United States 6130 Posts	Posted 05/14/2018 10:14 am I rolled the dice and bought a couple of 125 coin lots from Naumann, averaging a bit under $4 per coin. The photographer of the second lot must have been lazy, because the best stuff wasn't even clearly shown! Cilicia, Soloi (southern Turkey) 410-375 BC AR Tetartemorion (6mm, 0.24g) Helmeted head of Athena right Bunch of grapes in circle Don't sneeze, cough, or even breathe! Soloi was another southern Anatolian port city, and was not a major player in world affairs. It was the home to a number of philosophers and playwrights, and was perhaps most notable for speaking a distinct dialect of Greek. The Athenians considered the inhabitants to be backwater hicks as a result, and today the word solecism is used to describe a grammatical transgression. Soloi was ruined during the Roman takeover of the east under Pompey the Great, who refounded the city as Pompeiopolis. Ref: https://www.cNGCoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=215602 Edited by Finn235 05/14/2018 10:26 am Report this Post to the Staff

echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 05/14/2018 2:03 pm That is a tiny coin, didn't have to use much force to strike it. Nice find. Report this Post to the Staff
Finn235 Pillar of the Community United States 6130 Posts	Posted 05/15/2018 09:31 am Thanks Ron. I couldn't get a good picture of it, but the coin is actually struck in fairly high relief - I suppose not really that surprising, but I am increasingly in awe of the workmanship that went into the smallest Greek coins! Report this Post to the Staff
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