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Macedon. Uncertain mint. 500-450 BC. AR Tetartemorion (0.26g). Svoronos 7/13; Klein -. Lightly toned. Choice extremely fine. From a European private collection; Roma Numismatics 2012 (4) lot 195
Monkeys are known to have appeared in Greek art, very possibly taken from living models. While the temperature range found in northern Greece in ancient times probably precludes the existence of a population of native monkeys, they may well have arrived as either pets or ritual animals, thence to be used as a coin type.
Monkeys are known to have appeared in Greek art, very possibly taken from living models. While the temperature range found in northern Greece in ancient times probably precludes the existence of a population of native monkeys, they may well have arrived as either pets or ritual animals, thence to be used as a coin type.