Greek Silver Fractions--Reference Works.  

Books

Klein, D. Eine Sammlung griechischer Kleinmunzen. 146 p., 30 pl. Nomismata 3.  A collection of 800 small Greek coins in silver and bronze described and illustrated.  (1999)  Hardback.  Often cited by dealers.

SNG Turkey I, The Muharrem Kayhan Collection, by Koray Konuk, 2002. 1062 Greek coins on 41 A4 page plates, mostly from the region of Turkey, and very many (half?) of fractional denominations.  Hardback. A major reference, but only for Asia and not for mainland Greece or Magnia Graecia.

Waggoner, Nancy M.  Early Greek Coins from the Collection of Jonathan P. Rosen, Ancient Coins in North American Collections, ANS 1983.  770 early Greek coins, many small and very many in electrum.

Sale Catalogs with good selections:

Elsen 94  (2007, Dec. 15) "Collection G. Hiller of fractional coinage" MV, M-HVP. 924 ancients among 2326 on 35 ppl among 107. 36 Celtic, 441 Greek silver fractions, all illustrated life sized and also twice life size on 18 ppl, 215 G (including 10 Persis, 7 Parthian, and 12 Sas), 0 RR, 91 RI, 115 RP including 79 of Roman Syria ("Collection E. S."), 25 Byz
     Greek silver fractions (441), Roman provincial of Syria (79)


In the following citations, "many" means about 100 or more, but I have not counted them precisely.


Peus 372  (2002, Oct. 30) [Old format]  1425 ancients and Arabic (only). Ancients on 54 ppl among 70 ppl. 469 G including many AR fractions, a collection of 121 electrum of Asia Minor, 41 Seleucid, 7 Persis, 118 Parthian (including many tetradrachms), 30 Sas, 23 Bactrian.
    electrum of Asia Minor (121), Parthian (many tetradrachms) (118), Greek AR fractions (many)
Peus 376  (2003, 29-30 Oct.) [New, larger format]  1248 ancient plus 171 Byz seals and 208 Arabic among 1627 lots. 90 Celtic. 470 G (including about 120 Greek fractions), 238 Parthian "Sammlung Derfler", 6 Sasanian, 21 North Africa, 0 RR, 274 RI, 148 Byz, 171 Byz seals, with very extensive comments
     Parthian (238), Byzantine seals (171), Greek fractions (120)

Sternberg 31  (10/96)  MV, MQP.  936 Greek of Italy and Sicily on 35 ppl. + 1 E. About half AE and many AR fractions.
    Greek of Italy and Sicily (936), about half Greek AE and many Greek AR fractions

AstArte IX (2002, May 15) MV. HQP. 463 ancients among 838. All coins illustrated throughout in color, with the small ones enlarged.  287 G including c. 100 AR fractions, 72 RR, 97 RI, 5 Byz.
    c. 100 Greek AR fractions
 
Bankhaus Aufhauser 12    (10/96)  MV. MQP.  875 ancients on 28 ppl among 1917 on 103 ppl + 6 ppl of enlargements of ancients.  302 G (including many fractions), 121 RR, 437 RI,  14 Byz
***** The firm's name changed to Hauck and Aufhauser
14  (1998, Oct. 6-7)  MV. MQP. 566 ancients among 2058 on 18 ppl + 2 E among 102 ppl. 232 G (many fractions), 30 Parthian, 10 RR, 275 RI, 16 Byz wuth AE, 3 DA.

CNG 25  (3/93) mbs.  1007 ancients among 1285.  481 G (including many fractions), 48 RR, 300 RI, 3 contorniates, 106 RP, 47 Byz, 15 Celtic England, 3 Anglo-Saxon
    Greek fractions (among 481)

Elsen 74  (6 June 2003)  Collection of Sasanian and Islamic, plus many Greek fractions. 1031 ancient coins on 36 ppl, including 2 page plates of Parthian (45) and 6 page plates of Sasanian, including obols (173)
    Greek fractions (c. 100), 2 page plates of Parthian (45) and 6 page plates of Sasanian, including obols (173)

Numismatic and Ancient Art Gallery AG (Zurich)
7  (1991, April 11)  240 ancients on 8 ppl, 4 British and 236 Greek, including many AR fractions, on 8 ppl.  This catalog is primarily of high-value antiquities: 136 cylinder and stamp seals, 70 jewelry, 40 beads, 30 glass, 30 amulets, 9 wood, bone and ivory, 22 stone sculpture, 30 bronzes, 14 terra cotta, 13 vases, 5 mosaics. 
    Greek AR fractions (c. 100)

Vecchi 14  (1999, Feb. 5)  "The William Subjack Collection of Coins of the Germanic Migrations Part III,  Ancient, Medieval and Modern Coins and Seals."  MV. MQP. 1522 ancients among 1795 on 66 ppl + 6 E among 85 ppl. 65 DA,  7 imitations, 630 G, 130 RP, 520 R, 29 DA, 112 Byz including AE
    5th C. AE4's, Dark Ages gold (53), Dark Ages AE4's, Greek fractions (c. 210)

M&M GMBH 36  (2012, May 30) MV. 740 ancients among 1127. 502 Greek, mostly drachms and smaller AR, 124 RP, 66 RI mostly Probus through the tetrarchy, 6 Byz, and 12 large lots, plus a collection of 30 Greek and Roman.
     Greek silver fractions (c. 200) 

Hirsch. Beginning with issue 170 (1991, May 22) many issues had many Greek silver fractions (approximate number of coins smaller than drachms, in parentheses, including electrum). Notable are 170 (115), 171 (90), 173 (85), 191 (190), 195 (140), 196 (100), 198 (90), 201 (100), 205 (120), 208 (130), 212 (105), 220 (85), 221 (175), 223 (145), 226 (125), 227 (90), 229 (190), 231 (160), 233 (85), 234 (125), 239 (95)

M&M fixed price lists (1958-2002) usually had strong selections (50 pieces or more of high-quality fractions) in the Nov-Dec. issue each year. Occasional other issues had good selections too.

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