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Tracy Aiello:
Thank you, Jay. Yeah, I love my Larissian fractionals but that Attica hemiobol is indeed special.
Tracy
Curtis JJ:
As a lover of Greek fractions (and tiny coins and all Thessalian), this is a great pair.
I've only got two (obol from Pelinna [Gallery LINK] & Heraclea Trachinia [ACS LINK]), but Thessalian fractions are wonderful. The number of different types and sub-varieties is overwhelming, and they were portrayed with so much energy and excitement. The Thessalians obviously had so much to say and express on their coins -- it practically smacks you in the teeth (if that's how you carry yours).
Even mints that may have been more expert artistically or technically seemed to concentrate on a much narrower range of imagery (e.g., Athens owls).
Re: the charming little owl... From the Jeroen de Wilde & Herbert A. Cahn sales I managed to get a group lot of low grade tiny fractions (some incredibly tiny) from Asia Minor (CNG's [LINK] showing 15). H.A.C.'s interest in archaic coins and fractions gives your Athens Hemiobol an extra level of "cool factor."
Seems he wrote at least one article on Athens coinage (archaic tetradrachm), “Zur frühattischen Münzprägung” (1946) in Museum Helveticum [e-periodica.ch LINK]. And his articles on Themistokles (JSTOR: [LINK] and [LINK]) also touch on Athenian coinage, but mainly as a monetary standard or point of contrast.
I don't have his books yet, but I wonder what he says about Athenian fractions...
Anaximander:
Good points, Curtis. In checking out your Plinna obol on your FAC gallery, I relished your insights into the BCD sale and the subsequent NAC auction of the Al Thani collection.
Tracy's latest coins are worthy additions to his collection. I lean towards the Larissa bull fraction, simply as a more obscure variety. That said, Jason's sandal strikes me as something really special.
Tracy Aiello:
Thank you, Curtis and Anaximander, for the kind comments. And Curtis, that is a great Pelinna obol.
My gateway into the coinage of Larissa was, of course, the facing head drachms and I currently have five of them (three of them from Joe’s wonder FAC!). However, even just a general perusal of Catherine Lorber’s work makes one realize that the variations for the facing heads are seemingly endless. Plus, some facing heads can be quite expensive. So I turned to the fractionals originally as a cost saving measure. Well, some of them can also be quite expensive but I “fell in love” with them nonetheless. And, of course, a perusal of both BCD catalogs and HGC 4 leaves one with a sense of the voluminous different types of Larissian fractionals. I think that Curtis summed it up best: “...and they were portrayed with so much energy and excitement.”
The amount of detail and care that went into some of these Larissian fractions just boggles my mind and sometimes leaves me a bit speechless.
Tracy
Tracy Aiello:
Greetings,
I have not added a coin to my collection in about six months, but I’m pleased to finally make an addition.
I was able to obtain a wonderful Larissian bull protome and bridled horse’s head obol but unlike my other five examples of this type my latest acquisition has a dolphin control mark.
Hope that you enjoy: https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pid=183312
All the best,
Tracy
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