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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;medoraman, post: 1009991, member: 26302&quot;]From the photo I do not see any marking that would identify it as Himyarite or Sabean. I have a mini collection of these, and I do not see any marks on the cheeks that are usually present. There are many other cultures that imitated Athenian coinage though. My first thought was southern Lebanon area. There were many city states that imitated these. </p><p><br /></p><p>I agree that if you are in PA then you are lucky as the center of the Ancient coin universe seems to be in Lancaster, PA.</p><p><br /></p><p>Concerning the argument of size versus weight, how about you both are right? In certain times size is the determinant factor, like Byzantine bronze, where weights are all over the board but size was the indicator of value. However, for precious metal I would agree weight was always the standard on which &quot;heads would roll&quot; if incorrect, but some mints had sloppy quality control in terms of diameter.</p><p><br /></p><p>Chris[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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