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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;John Anthony, post: 1791323, member: 42773&quot;]The same is true for many of the coins that interest me from the Near East and Arabia, particularly from the Judaean and Nabataean cultures. The Himyarites actually minted some very artful and original pieces, but even then, they don&#039;t approach the Graeco-Roman standard. I suppose collecting the sloppy coins is engaging in the hobby of archeology, more so than garnering pieces of &quot;high art&quot; sculpture.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The &quot;error&quot; coins in the above-mentioned series are well-engraved, strongly-struck pieces on round, carefully-adjusted flans. They are scarce, but occasionally someone didn&#039;t get the memo to hastily churn out crappy coins, or disregarded it altogether.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>