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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;John Anthony, post: 2411092, member: 42773&quot;]So, looking a bit deeper into the attribution of these types, the staters have the names of one of two satraps: Datames or Pharnabazos. Datames (Aramaic TRDMW) is clearly spelled out on Doug&#039;s and Race&#039;s coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>On the OP coin, the inscription is off-flan, but we know it&#039;s Datames, because the other option is Pharnabazos, and his name is inscribed <i>behind</i> the right-facing bust types. There is no lettering behind the OP bust, therefore it must be Datames. (Or so I&#039;ve gathered from my poking around the webs - someone correct me if I&#039;m wrong!)</p><p><br /></p><p>The obol is problematic. It came to me assigned to Pharnabazos, but I can&#039;t make out the letters (if they are letters) in front of the bust - they are too clipped. Also, looking through as many of these as I can find (which isn&#039;t many), it would appear that some of the obols have letters, others none. I see many attributed to the time of Datames <i>and/or</i> Pharnabazos.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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