Ian Posted July 3, 2012 Report Share Posted July 3, 2012 small silver litra from Abacaenum (Abakainoi), an ancient town situated in the North East extremity of Sicily, some eight miles from the coast. Abacaenum was a Sikel town and not a town built /colonised by the Greeks, although the coinage was heavily influenced by the coinage of the neighbouring Greek colonies. This small coin weighs in at 0.64 gram, has the laureate bust of Zeus obverse and a boar reverse, with acorn below the neck. I have no reference for the obverse/ reverse die pairing for this coin. Ordinarily the boar would face to the right, but not so on this coin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art1.2 Posted July 3, 2012 Report Share Posted July 3, 2012 Very interesting coin Ian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted July 3, 2012 Report Share Posted July 3, 2012 Wow! I'm guessing it's <10mm? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoRnholio Posted July 3, 2012 Report Share Posted July 3, 2012 I always find it amazing that they could put such amazing detail into such a small coin. Especially given the technology/tools they had available at the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted July 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2012 Wow! I'm guessing it's <10mm? 12mm at narrowest. 13mm at widest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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