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<p>[QUOTE="gsimonel, post: 5590831, member: 82549"]I'm not sure if this is the explanation, but I notice there are gaps in the Mueller numbers on the page you showed. Right-facing busts generally outnumber the left-facing ones, so it's possible a couple of the missing coins had left-facing busts. </p><p><br /></p><p>It's not unusual for obverse or reverse devices to change direction over time on the coinage of a Greek city state. Sometimes it was done to denote a new magistrate or leader. More often though, the reason for the change isn't known; it may be just random.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="gsimonel, post: 5590831, member: 82549"]I'm not sure if this is the explanation, but I notice there are gaps in the Mueller numbers on the page you showed. Right-facing busts generally outnumber the left-facing ones, so it's possible a couple of the missing coins had left-facing busts. It's not unusual for obverse or reverse devices to change direction over time on the coinage of a Greek city state. Sometimes it was done to denote a new magistrate or leader. More often though, the reason for the change isn't known; it may be just random.[/QUOTE]
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