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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 4601983, member: 19463&quot;]This is a very nice coin and, I believe, Sellwood 39.5 but I remain unclear on the assignment of king names to the various coins with &#039;deer&#039; on the headgear and the extremely varied coins assigned to Phraates III.&nbsp; I would appreciate someone who feels comfortable with the concepts involved here to run through the evidence and history of attributions for these coins.&nbsp; I would expect this discussion to include the names Sinatrukes, Darius and Orodes.&nbsp; My coin below is currently resting with a Sinatrukes label, Sellwood 33.4 (as Gotarzes I).</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1139848[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>My cast fake was identified as Phraates III based on Sellwood 35 series having been reattributed from Darios.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1139850[/ATTACH]</p><p>I believe my AE17 is genuine and Sellwood 35.15 (Darios), Shore 167 (Phraates III)</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1139851[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I do not understand the process that led these coins to be identified as they are.</p><p>This came to me as Gotarzes I Sellwood 33.4, Shore 115.[ATTACH=full]1139847[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I always like it when a coin ends up with a collector who appreciates it for what some people would consider a fault.&nbsp; The OP coin has encrustations behind the head that some people would try to remove likely ruining the coin.&nbsp; A mineral specimen on a coin with both being appreciated seems the best of both worlds.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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