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<p>[QUOTE="robinjojo, post: 4518069, member: 110226"]There's a lot of controversy about the eyes. The consensus is that the eye opened over the later course of the mass production. That can be seen in the late issues.</p><p><br /></p><p>The eyes on your two coins also droop. Some experts attribute this style to Egypt. </p><p><br /></p><p>There is much that remains a subject of debate. It is clear that the Attica tetradrachm was widely imitated, both legitimately by local rulers and illegitimately by counterfeiters. Complicating the matter is that many of the imitative coins are very close to the original design, at least on first glance, and it takes detailed analysis to differentiate one from the other, something that is beyond my capacity to do.</p><p><br /></p><p>You could send these coins to David Sear. His rates are reasonable, and you'll get certificates for both coins. If you do that, please let me know the outcome.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here's a link to his website:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.davidrsear.com/certification.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.davidrsear.com/certification.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.davidrsear.com/certification.html</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="robinjojo, post: 4518069, member: 110226"]There's a lot of controversy about the eyes. The consensus is that the eye opened over the later course of the mass production. That can be seen in the late issues. The eyes on your two coins also droop. Some experts attribute this style to Egypt. There is much that remains a subject of debate. It is clear that the Attica tetradrachm was widely imitated, both legitimately by local rulers and illegitimately by counterfeiters. Complicating the matter is that many of the imitative coins are very close to the original design, at least on first glance, and it takes detailed analysis to differentiate one from the other, something that is beyond my capacity to do. You could send these coins to David Sear. His rates are reasonable, and you'll get certificates for both coins. If you do that, please let me know the outcome. Here's a link to his website: [URL]https://www.davidrsear.com/certification.html[/URL][/QUOTE]
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