New Coin For The Iberian Collection: Tritemorion From Emporiton!

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bennycunha97 Valued Member Portugal 51 Posts	Posted 04/05/2022 3:39 pm Hello everyone! As the title says, I got a new coin for my iberian collection. I'm particularly happy about this one because it is my first one from the category "greek iberian coins" which is awesome! It's dated to 200-150 BCE. Obverse is a female figure bust, and the reverse is a pegasus. At 0.35 grams and 10mm it's definitely on the tiny side! Denomination is a tritemorion, or 1/8 of a drachma; and place of minting is Emportion, which is now abandoned and whose ruins can be seen near Sant Martí d'Empúries (despite it being abandoned in the 6th century CE, it gave the name to the county of Empúries, which was an independent county until the early 1400s and still today is an honorific title) I hope some of you like it and learnt a bit! Benny Report this Post to the Staff

GMS5 Pillar of the Community Canada 1527 Posts	Posted 04/05/2022 3:43 pm Like it and like the history you provided. Report this Post to the Staff
erafjel Pillar of the Community Sweden 2124 Posts	Posted 04/05/2022 4:52 pm A lovely little coin that carries a lot of history! Report this Post to the Staff
Novicius Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 1168 Posts	Posted 04/06/2022 09:34 am Thanks for sharing. Be careful though. These tiny coins can become quite addictive, as I have found to my cost. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188213 Posts	Posted 04/06/2022 09:36 am Very nice! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
bennycunha97 Valued Member Portugal 51 Posts	Posted 04/06/2022 3:47 pm Thank you for the comments! @Novicius I have two more small greek coins but since now I'm focusing on iberian coins I am sure there won't be a problem there. But of course there are other money sinks in this collecting area... :D Report this Post to the Staff
Palouche Pillar of the Community Spain 2752 Posts	Posted 04/10/2022 03:28 am Nice coin!.. I ran a thread on Empuries a couple of years back, an amazing place... http://goccf.com/t/381319 Here's my bronze example still showing the pegasus reverse.. Iberia..Indigets. Emporia Æ AS...27.88mm/10.05grams..27-25 BC.. Obverse:Head of the goddess Pallas Athena wearing a Corinthian helmet with the visor raised and a large plume. Reverse: Pegasos flying right, laurel crown above rump; EMPO below. Villaronga, ACIP 1098 - R6 Ex Archer M Huntington Collection (HSA 1001.1.10234). Report this Post to the Staff
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