Obol Female Astralagoi Male head
Cilicia TARSOS 389 – 375 BC
Cilicia, TARSOS (389-375 a.C.) AR Obol
Obv - Female kneeling left, tossing astralagoi (Knucklebone)
Rev - Male head right.
0.63 gr
9.4 mm
Die axis 7
This statue shows two girls tossing astralagoi
A silver knucklebone from my collection.
You can see a size comparison of an Obol vs a Roman Imperial bronze coin.
another girl throwing knucklebones on a coin
astralagoi were on Roman Republican cast coins like the one above
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