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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     11242      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Greek Region:     IONIA City:     Teos Metal:     Silver Denomination:     AR Stater Date Struck:     ca. 510-475 BC Diameter:     19 mm Weight:     11.91 g Obverse Description:     Griffin seated right, raising foreleg. Reverse Description:     Quadripartite incuse square. Primary Reference:     Balcer group I (A6/P8) Reference2:     Traité I 504 (same dies) Photograph Credit:     Bruce Antonelli Grade:     gVF Notes:     Beautifully struck, lightly toned, a worthy example. Rather than submit to Persian domination, in the second half or the 6th century, many inhabitants of Teos fled to Abdera in Thrace. Yet despite Persian domination, Teos was able to commence its own coin

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