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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Al Kowsky, post: 7643753, member: 97383&quot;][ATTACH=full]1314260[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>I recently added the above coin to my collection from a <b>Heritage Auction, 4-15-21</b>. The coin is a legitimate rarity &amp; had been misattributed by the Heritage staff as Prieur 1666A. This coin is a later &quot;war issue&quot;, circa AD 215-217, when a bulls&#039; head was added to the mintmark of a flaming torch surrounded by a serpent. A marked decline in the engraving is apparent in the later issues. The <i>graffito </i>is easier to see in the slab photo with pin-like scratches around the eye socket &amp; right field around the nose.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1314267[/ATTACH]&nbsp; I usually shy away from coins with <i>graffito</i> but couldn&#039;t resist this coin because of the rarity &amp; lightness of the impairment. Further more I&#039;d been looking for a &quot;bulls&#039; head&quot; example for a long time. The scratches seem to be ancient; were they made by someone checking to see if it&#039;s a <b>fourree </b>counterfeit <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie12" alt="o_O" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />? Pictured below is an earlier example from Caesarea Maritima without the added &quot;bulls&#039; head&quot; for comparison.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1314274[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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