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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Nvb, post: 3373214, member: 99531&quot;]I recently bought this Macedonia - First Meris Tetradrachm off Ebay..</p><p>Spotted some evidence of smoothing in the fields, but after researching the seller and checking Fake Reports I decided odds were the coin was legit. Perhaps I should have listened to my first instinct.</p><p>Now that the coin is in hand, the edges have a certain squared look to them that suggests it&#039;s been worked at some point. I should note that these apparent flats are confined to a certain portion of the edge; other parts, corresponding to where the coin is properly centered, are much thinner and look perfectly normal;</p><p>Is the edge pictured below normal for the series? Or did I just learn a $250 lesson?</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]894798[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]894797[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]894790[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]894792[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]894796[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Ancient</p><p>Greek, Macedon (Roman Protectorate, First Meris, ±167-149 B.C.)</p><p><br /></p><p>Tetradrachm (±167-149 B.C.), Amphipolis</p><p>Obv.: Diademed bust of Artemis to the right, quiver over her shoulder, within an ornate Macedonian shield</p><p>Rev.: Horizontal club within oak wreath, thunderbolt to the left</p><p>Ex: Numis.be May 2013, Lot 86</p><p><a href="https://www.numisbids.com/n.php?p=lot&amp;sid=475&amp;lot=86" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.numisbids.com/n.php?p=lot&amp;sid=475&amp;lot=86" rel="nofollow">https://www.numisbids.com/n.php?p=lot&amp;sid=475&amp;lot=86</a></p><p><br /></p><p>VF</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.alora.be/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.alora.be/" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://alora.be/img/glyphicons/glyphicons-461-blacksmith.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a> Ag (16.91 g, 29 mm, 12 h)</p><p><a href="https://www.alora.be/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.alora.be/" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://alora.be/img/glyphicons/glyphicons_266_book_open.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a> SNG Ashmolean 3296[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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