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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 3920579, member: 19463"]I think this sums up why I can not get into collecting these seriously. I can deal with not knowing which coins were issued by which Arsakes but the parade of experts each with a revision that brings us back to where we started not knowing leaves me cold. I started with Sellwood and still prefer to use his numbers to catalog coins even though I can not always attach his name or any name to any particular coin. I particularly do not like the idea of numbering the Arsakes series since XVI implies he followed XV and preceded XVII when it seems there were often multiple Arsakes overlapping and coming and going in various parts of the region.</p><p><br /></p><p>I do find the ragged flan interesting and ask if this is common on coins of this ruler. When I see such a coin I wonder if it may have resulted from overstriking on a previous coin hammered flat first to erase the old type. It also could be the last dribble of silver poured from a pot that did not form a regularly shaped flan. Such ideas are nothing more than brainstorming and would require studying thousands of coins to feel even a little comfortable of one being the truth. I do find the coin more interesting because of this additional feature and am happy to see it in the collection of someone who finds it interesting because of and not in spite of its oddity.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 3920579, member: 19463"]I think this sums up why I can not get into collecting these seriously. I can deal with not knowing which coins were issued by which Arsakes but the parade of experts each with a revision that brings us back to where we started not knowing leaves me cold. I started with Sellwood and still prefer to use his numbers to catalog coins even though I can not always attach his name or any name to any particular coin. I particularly do not like the idea of numbering the Arsakes series since XVI implies he followed XV and preceded XVII when it seems there were often multiple Arsakes overlapping and coming and going in various parts of the region. I do find the ragged flan interesting and ask if this is common on coins of this ruler. When I see such a coin I wonder if it may have resulted from overstriking on a previous coin hammered flat first to erase the old type. It also could be the last dribble of silver poured from a pot that did not form a regularly shaped flan. Such ideas are nothing more than brainstorming and would require studying thousands of coins to feel even a little comfortable of one being the truth. I do find the coin more interesting because of this additional feature and am happy to see it in the collection of someone who finds it interesting because of and not in spite of its oddity.[/QUOTE]
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