I assume it’s the reason it was so infrequently struck, it was simply impractical. Might have been before bronze coinage became widespread, it was invented on Sicily around 450 BC but might not have made it to this town when they struck these tiny things.
Imagine having to pay for something with a bunch of hemitetartemorions. And dropping a few.
I assume it’s the reason it was so infrequently struck, it was simply impractical. Might have been before bronze coinage became widespread, it was invented on Sicily around 450 BC but might not have made it to this town when they struck these tiny things.