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Offline Teimurazi MX

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LEAF MONEY. BLACK SEA area. very interesting
« on: October 05, 2014, 12:00:02 am »
Hello, everybody.
Today I want show you some interesting coin from my personal collection.
This  is not  a coin even,  This is some kind  of "Proto money"
LEAF MONEY. Leaf shaped  cast  bronze  artifact , used  as  money in Black Sea  colonies.
weight  : 1.0 gram
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if   anybody else  has  such  Leaf money  in his collection, Let's  share  information!
if anybody  else  has  any information about so called "Leaf Money",  let's  share  your info  with other members. Thank you!
I forgot how to   upload  pictures , sorry.
This is my coin:  
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Re: LEAF MONEY. BLACK SEA area. very interesting
« Reply #1 on: October 05, 2014, 05:08:09 am »
I have got my coin from the same source in 2010. I have noted:

Sarmatia, Olbia, 550-300 BC
Leaf Money
Bronze, 1.16g, 22.82x7.90mm
about VF

I too would like to get more information about this proto-money.

Best regards
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Offline Teimurazi MX

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Re: LEAF MONEY. BLACK SEA area. very interesting
« Reply #2 on: October 05, 2014, 12:51:05 pm »
Perfect!   I like   your  Leaf-money!
Thanks,  Jochen!
As far  as I  know,  this type of  proto-money  is  rare  and    more celtic  , than  Greek.    I  wanted buy more  Leaf   money from that  dealer, but   he  sold   all  of them very   soon.   I like  dolphin-money too, have 3  dolphins  in my collection, they  are  from Olbia   too.
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Re: LEAF MONEY. BLACK SEA area. very interesting
« Reply #3 on: October 19, 2014, 06:40:00 pm »
it is more usually discribed as "arrowhead" proto-money no ?
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Re: LEAF MONEY. BLACK SEA area. very interesting
« Reply #4 on: October 19, 2014, 09:44:43 pm »
Quote from: Brennos on October 19, 2014, 06:40:00 pm
it is more usually discribed as "arrowhead" proto-money no ?


sometimes.
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Re: LEAF MONEY. BLACK SEA area. very interesting
« Reply #5 on: October 23, 2014, 02:45:19 pm »
Apolloniq Pontica
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Offline Teimurazi MX

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Re: LEAF MONEY. BLACK SEA area. very interesting
« Reply #6 on: November 08, 2014, 01:28:50 am »
My   leaf money is too flat   and  can't be  a  "arrow  money",  looks   more  like  long  leaf.   
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Offline Teimurazi MX

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Re: LEAF MONEY. BLACK SEA area. very interesting
« Reply #7 on: November 09, 2014, 04:41:11 pm »
"Leaf money"   of Apollonia  Pontika   is  very nice  example,  with   "A" as shown on the  picture,  I wish to have that in my collection!
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