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Spence Moderator United States 34428 Posts	Posted 03/03/2019 3:14 pm As part of my effort to build out my ancient Greek coin collection, I recently added this tetrobol from Caria, Kindya. The obv features the left-facing head of Ketos, a sea monster, while the rev design is incuse lattice-work. I think that it dates to between 510 and 490 BC. This type has been posted a couple times previously on CCF, with tons of useful information in those threads by @stevex6 and @thisisfun: http://goccf.com/t/136484 http://goccf.com/t/175147 I have the attribution as Kagan & Kritt, NC 1995 plate 47,1; Rosen #617, and Asyut #687. As always, please feel free to weigh in with corrections, amplifications, or alternate attributions. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff

Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 03/03/2019 4:29 pm Always nice to see more Greek additions in your collection, Dave. It's a really interesting type. Congrats. Ex-Pegasi, right? Quote: ...dates to between 510 and 490 BC. It's remarkable to me how much the reverse pattern on these resembles the view looking straight up from the underside of a Roman transept dome (or its Renaissance or Neo-Classical imitations), with four converging barrel vaults and even with roundels decorating the pendentives (the triangular areas where the dome meets the vaults) and an oculus in the center. Here's a pic of the Pennsylvania State Capitol, found online, and another, which I took, of the inside the Pazzi Chapel in Florence, which has a single barrel vault, not two: But, I expect, the similar appearance must be a coincidence given the timeframe. I know barrel vaults and domes preceded Rome, but I suspect this type of configuration (the Classical transept dome) must have begun with the Romans. Maybe Kindya die engravers could time travel? Edited by Kamnaskires 03/03/2019 4:32 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34428 Posts	Posted 03/03/2019 4:49 pm Interesting spatial analysis Bob--not sure about time travel, but it this type of pattern may just have been aesthetically pleasing. I have only seen it described as a "lattice". I'm sure that others here know way more about it than I do. No, I picked this coin up from Frank Robinson's last auction. ~~If you have seen this coin in an earlier auction, please send me the link as I very much like to record the greatest amount of provenance as I can.~~ Nevermind--I found it on my own--thx for the lead! "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Edited by Spence 03/03/2019 4:52 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 03/03/2019 5:33 pm Speaking of which, FSR's latest is up and running now. Report this Post to the Staff
Finn235 Pillar of the Community United States 6130 Posts	Posted 03/03/2019 5:38 pm Super pick up Dave! More and more I am wishing I had the time and money to collect archaic Greek. While I'm pretty jaded compared to when I started, holding a coin from ~500 BC still gives me a feeling of awe. Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 03/03/2019 6:49 pm Interesting coin Dave. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34428 Posts	Posted 03/03/2019 9:04 pm Thx guys. I agree the age (i.e. the history) of these pieces is part of what I find attractive. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
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