Ionia Uncertain Mint 650-600 BC Electrum 1/48 Stater NGC VF Early Blank Design

Ionia Uncertain Mint 650-600 BC Electrum 1/48 Stater NGC VF Early Blank Design (image 1/[null, null, null, null, null, null])
Ionia Uncertain Mint 650-600 BC Electrum 1/48 Stater NGC VF Early Blank Design (image 2/[null, null, null, null, null, null])
Ionia Uncertain Mint 650-600 BC Electrum 1/48 Stater NGC VF Early Blank Design (image 3/[null, null, null, null, null, null])
Ionia Uncertain Mint 650-600 BC Electrum 1/48 Stater NGC VF Early Blank Design (image 4/[null, null, null, null, null, null])
Ionia Uncertain Mint 650-600 BC Electrum 1/48 Stater NGC VF Early Blank Design (image 5/[null, null, null, null, null, null])
Ionia Uncertain Mint 650-600 BC Electrum 1/48 Stater NGC VF Early Blank Design (image 6/[null, null, null, null, null, null])
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Ionia Uncertain Mint 650-600 BC Electrum 1/48th Stater NGC VF One of the earliest designs for coinage. Blank surfacesCoins from 650 BC were among the first to be struck in the world.Among the most avidly collected of Greek coins are early Electrum fractional staters -- small, thick coins struck at mints in Western Asia Minor from the late seventh through the late fourth centuries BCE. Most were made of electrum, an alloy of gold and silver which can vary considerably in color based on the ratio of its two principal metals.The earliest fractionals were electrum pieces from uncertain mints in the region of Ionia. Their reverses were formed when struck by high-relief punches that created deep incuse cavities; the obverse dies were blank or had simple designs. Above are three examples.Among the most unusual things to appear on ancient Greek coins were monsters that more often are described as mythological creatures. To people of the modern world, these creatures are bizarre and fanciful; we wonder who could have believed that such creatures existed. But to the ancient Greeks they were familiar, and they played a meaningful role in their reckoning of the world.There are more than 180 design types in the series, some substantially more rare than others.Guaranteed GenuineCapstonecoinsAustin Texas 78717
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