BalcerBalcer, J. "The Early Coinage of Teos." in Schweizerische Numismatische Rundschau (SNR) 47. (1968), pp. 5 - 50. Available online: http://dx.doi.org/10.5169/seals-173879 (text) Teos Griffin Head Tetartemoria and Hemitartemoria, c. 540/500 - 478 B.C.Struck after the Persian invasion. Teos was a flourishing seaport until about 540 B.C., when the Persian emperor Cyrus the Great invaded Lydia and Ionia. The town survived but most of the citizens fled to the newly founded colonies of Abdera and Phanagoria.Teos Griffin head right / Quadrapartite incuse square Tetartemoria - Group XXXIII 0.19g - 0.24g 73. One long ear slightly forward, tongue slanting down / Rough 0.23g 74. Mouth half open, tongue curved up 0.19g 75. Ear straight up, mouth half open, tongue projecting forward 0.22g 76. Ear behind, large round head, prominent hooked beak 0.26g 77. Large round head, long tongue curved down 0.18g 78. Arch to head, one ear, lower jaw curved down, tongue slightly down 0.21g 79. Thick neck, knob, lower jaw down, tongue curved to upper bill 0.12g - 0.24g Hemitartemoria - Group XXXIV 0.056g - 0.95g 81. Two broad ears / Raised lines. 0.056g 82. Two ears, knob, tongue straight / Raised lines 0.095g 83. Two ears, knob, tongue straight / Raised lines 0.081g | BalcerBalcer, J. "The Early Coinage of Teos." in Schweizerische Numismatische Rundschau (SNR) 47. (1968), pp. 5 - 50. Available online: http://dx.doi.org/10.5169/seals-173879 (text) Teos Griffin Head Tetartemoria and Hemitartemoria, c. 540/500 - 478 B.C.Struck after the Persian invasion. Teos was a flourishing seaport until about 540 B.C., when the Persian emperor Cyrus the Great invaded Lydia and Ionia. The town survived but most of the citizens fled to the newly founded colonies of Abdera and Phanagoria.All griffin head right / quadrapartite incuse square Tetartemoria - Group XXXIII 0.19g - 0.24g 73. One long ear slightly forward, tongue slanting down / Rough 0.23g 74. Mouth half open, tongue curved up 0.19g 75. Ear straight up, mouth half open, tongue projecting forward / raised lines, rough within quarters 0.22g 76. Ear behind, large round head, prominent hooked beak 0.26g 77. Large round head, long tongue curved down 0.18g 78. Arch to head, one ear, lower jaw curved down, tongue slightly down 0.21g 79. Thick neck, knob, lower jaw down, tongue curved to upper bill / incuse lines 0.12g - 0.24g 80. Ear forward, flat head, eye forward on beak, mouth wide open, tongue down / incuse lines, quasi-windmill 0.14g - 0.25g Hemitartemoria - Group XXXIV 0.056g - 0.95g 81. Two broad ears / raised lines. 0.056g 82. Two ears, knob, tongue straight / raised lines, pattern within 0.095g 83. Two ears, knob, tongue straight / raised lines 0.081g |