CILICIA. Uncertain mint, but perhaps Mallos. Circa 400-350 BC. Tetartemorion (Silver, 6 mm, 0.14 g). Astragalus within a border of dots. Rev. Blank with flat surfaces. Klein 646 ( Uncertain Cilicia, and termed a hemitetartemorion since it weighs 0.09 g ) = Aufhäuser 18, 2004, 340 = Aufhäuser 9, 1992, 198 ( Mallos ? and hemitetartemorion ). M&M FPL 570, November/December 1993, 161 = M&M FPL 516, November/December 1988, 10 ( Uncertain Asia Minor, termed a tetartemorion and unique ). SNG Levante 210. An intriguing and well-struck little coin. About extremely fine.

From the "Collection sans Pareille" of Ancient Greek Fractions.

At first glance, this coin, with its unusual completely blank and flat reverse, of a type not normally associated with Asia, looks remarkably Etruscan! Unfortunately, not only are there no known Etruscan silver coins with knucklebones (some aes grave have them as a type), but Levante also published quite a number of one-sided fractions (including one like this), all of which were acquired in Cilicia (SNG Levante 194, 207, 210, and 252), thus making it virtually certain this coin comes from there.