TYPE Ancient Greece, Kolophon (Ionia), 450-410 BC, silver tetartemorion (Persic standard) , 0.27g DESCRIPTION . Obv: Head of Apollo with long hair facing Rev: Denominational monogram ('TE' - tetartemorion) within incuse square REFERENCE: SG 4343, Kay 356, VA 1999, Ros 567 GRADING: VF, rough dark toning, scarce ORDER INFO: G3302, $70 Miniature, but rare and attractive representation of a facing Apollo, from one of the few claimed birthplaces of the famous Homer. Remarkable as a rare series with denominations marked explicitly - here TE for tetartemorion (quarter obol), along with other types (of the same obverse design) with EM for hemiobol (half obol; see our lots G1929 and G3115) and TR for tritemorion (third obol).