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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ed Snible, post: 2559400, member: 82322&quot;]You should also consider getting an example from the Sarmatian Kingdom of the Steppes.&nbsp; Mitchener considered them imitations, but Mithradates The Great had a Scythian wife.&nbsp; I suspect the &quot;imitations&quot; just reflect less skill on the part of the die cutters.&nbsp; There is an example on the page you link to, and here is another:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]551333[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is another example of the rare city of Laodikea:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]551334[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Regarding rarity, Michael Amandry wrote on a hoard of 409 aegis/Nike bronzes.&nbsp; The mints broke down at 72% Amisos, 12% Sinope, 9% Amastris, 4% Komana Pontica, 2.5% Kabeira, and 1% (3 coins) of Chabakta. There were no coins of Laodikeia.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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