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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;+VGO.DVCKS, post: 8036144, member: 110504&quot;]...No, nothing dramatic, at least in terms of the price.&nbsp; But, with ongoing thanks to everyone here who&#039;s talked up Marc Breitsprecher on VCoins, this was the first of these I&#039;ve ever had.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1391855[/ATTACH]</p><p>Lacking the references he cites, I&#039;ll just quote Breitsprecher&#039;s listing.</p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>&quot;Title: Persia. Achaemenid Empire. Artaxerxes I to Xerxes II (455-420 BC) AR Siglos</b></p><p><b>Attribution:</b> Carradice Type IV group A</p><p><b>Date:</b> 455-420 BC</p><p><b>Obverse:</b> Great King right, in a running or kneeling stance, holding bow and dagger, small punch mark in right field</p><p><b>Reverse:</b> Shallow rectangular incuse</p><p><b>Size:</b> 16.02mm</p><p><b>Weight:</b> 5.56 grams</p><p><b>Description:</b> VF.&quot;</p><p>...I needed the convergence of the familar reverse incuse with the 5th c. chronology (Herodotus, and so forth), along with the obverse detail, including the banker&#039;s mark.</p><p><br /></p><p>Post any coin that you&#039;re really glad you finally found.&nbsp; Especially independently of the price range.&nbsp; ...Medieval is optional, but encouraged![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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