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Thraco-Macedonian Region, uncertain mint AR Trihemiobol. 5th century BC. Monkey squatting left / Round shield within incuse square. A. Tzamalis, NK 17, 1998, lot 67. 0.27g, 6mm.
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This enigmatic series showing a monkey squatting either right or left with a round shield on the reverse, is the only Greek coinage of the classical period to depict such an animal. Monkeys are known to have been kept as house pets in antiquity, but its significance in this context is unknown.
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This enigmatic series showing a monkey squatting either right or left with a round shield on the reverse, is the only Greek coinage of the classical period to depict such an animal. Monkeys are known to have been kept as house pets in antiquity, but its significance in this context is unknown.