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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 1821467, member: 19463&quot;]From the photo, I see no reason to doubt it.&nbsp; The fact that it still has the A on the amphora (usually an early wear point on these) makes me wonder why it was not lotted separately.&nbsp; I was unable to find the coin in Svoronos.&nbsp; It would seem to belong on his plate 52 with other coins of Diotimos and Magas but the third name (across the bottom) is Nikodamos and not one of the choices listed.&nbsp; The coins of the two listed are unusual in their lack of a minor type symbol in the field and this one matches that.&nbsp; It is a coin that, were it mine, I would want to show to someone interested in New Style.&nbsp; I do not have references other than Svoronos and do not know how seriously to take its not being shown there.&nbsp; Who has access to Thompson?</p><p><br /></p><p>I apologize for the offence but, in all truth, I considered your naming the dealer and saying you were burned to be inappropriate under the circumstances.&nbsp; It is true that you went on to take the blame but those who only read headlines (sometimes the majority) would come away with a feeling that this dealer was someone to avoid.&nbsp; The thread went on to take them to task for selling a &#039;fake&#039; which only those who read closely would know you considered OK since the coin was not needed for the count given.&nbsp; I would prefer we not post negatively about dealers unless we are ready to add them to our list of crooks. </p><p><br /></p><p>I remain curious about the coins&nbsp; in lot 20100 they described as tooled.&nbsp; Was the Vespasian a tooled Judaea Capta?</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I do prefer, in these days of technology, dealers that spring for a picture of at least representative coins of the lot as shown in the link below.&nbsp; In some cases there are half a dozen coins representing a lot of ten times that many while others shows the whole lot in trays but the picture is so small that I have to question what it tells me beyond &#039;small Greeks&#039;.&nbsp; I rarely bid and less often win lots like these because I&#039;m always afraid the photo was staged with the good side up.&nbsp; I will be interested in seeing the prices on some of these (like the 751 decent looking ants).&nbsp; I assume most will go to dealers.&nbsp; It might amaze some of us that there are so many decent looking common coins that they get sold in huge groups.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.cngcoins.com/Coins.aspx?CATEGORY_ID=4294&amp;VIEW_TYPE=0" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cngcoins.com/Coins.aspx?CATEGORY_ID=4294&amp;VIEW_TYPE=0" rel="nofollow">http://www.cngcoins.com/Coins.aspx?CATEGORY_ID=4294&amp;VIEW_TYPE=0</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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