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<p>[QUOTE="Jay GT4, post: 7383775, member: 88526"]The OP coin looks off to me but I could be wrong. Maybe it's the photo.</p><p><br /></p><p> As mentioned the dies for this series is known and it should be relatively easy to find a match if genuine. My example has the same crab reverse but a different obverse control mark.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1285467[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Veiled head of Hera Lakinia right, wearing polos; scepter over shoulder, feather to left</p><p><br /></p><p>ΒΡΕΤΤΙΩΝ</p><p>Zeus standing left, right foot on ionic capital, holding scepter; crab to left, [tiny Γ between foot and scepter].</p><p><br /></p><p>Second Punic War issue. Circa 216-214 BC.</p><p>3.88 g.</p><p><br /></p><p>Arslan dies 12/17’; Scheu 68–77 var. (obv. symbol);</p><p><br /></p><p>HN Italy 1969. VF, toned, struck with worn dies.</p><p><br /></p><p>Rare issue with feather on obverse, unknown to Scheu.</p><p><br /></p><p>Ex-CNG 407 lot 14, From the B. H. Webb Collection. Ex-Pipito Collection[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Jay GT4, post: 7383775, member: 88526"]The OP coin looks off to me but I could be wrong. Maybe it's the photo. As mentioned the dies for this series is known and it should be relatively easy to find a match if genuine. My example has the same crab reverse but a different obverse control mark. [ATTACH=full]1285467[/ATTACH] Veiled head of Hera Lakinia right, wearing polos; scepter over shoulder, feather to left ΒΡΕΤΤΙΩΝ Zeus standing left, right foot on ionic capital, holding scepter; crab to left, [tiny Γ between foot and scepter]. Second Punic War issue. Circa 216-214 BC. 3.88 g. Arslan dies 12/17’; Scheu 68–77 var. (obv. symbol); HN Italy 1969. VF, toned, struck with worn dies. Rare issue with feather on obverse, unknown to Scheu. Ex-CNG 407 lot 14, From the B. H. Webb Collection. Ex-Pipito Collection[/QUOTE]
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