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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cmezner, post: 3193836, member: 87809&quot;]Same question here: this tetradrachm from Syracuse is one of my headaches:</p><p><br /></p><p>SICILY, Syracuse; Second Democracy (430-420 BC)</p><p>24 mm, 17.04 g; Ref.: Boehringer 675- 676</p><p>Obverse: Charioteer driving biga to right crowned by Nike flying right</p><p>Reverse: bust of Arethusa r., the patron nymph of Syracuse, whorl earring, and band wound four times around head and hair, ΣΥΡΑ{<span style="color: #bfbfbf">ΚΟ</span>}ΣΙΟΝ, three dolphins, one behind the neck, two in front</p><p>It seems to have been burnt or is it horn silver ? on the obverse (or reverse ? some references say the biga is the obverse, others say it is the reverse, go figure). </p><p>Some of these issues also have these blackish something, e.g. <a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=search&amp;cat=0&amp;pos=33" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=search&amp;cat=0&amp;pos=33" rel="nofollow">http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=search&amp;cat=0&amp;pos=33</a> </p><p>or even one at the British Museum, Museum number or reference 1938,0508.4</p><p><br /></p><p>This is the one at the BM:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]825049[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>This is mine. Would you try to do something or just leave it as is? Your advice is most welcome <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]825050[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]825051[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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