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<p>[QUOTE="Factor, post: 4093655, member: 96413"]Here is Meshorer & Qedar 150 I got years ago from CNG, actually looks way better in hand:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1065505[/ATTACH]</p><p>Below is uncleaned but nice Meshorer & Qedar 126. This type is actually different from other Shomron coins. Their average weight is way lower than obol standard used both in Shomron and Philistia, and too high for hemiobol but matches exactly gera standard of Yehud coins. Based on this argument and letter Y in the right field Yigal Ronen proposed re-attribution of this type to Yehud. I tend to agree with him, all examples I have seen since his publication are indeed closer to gera than anything else.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1065527[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1065528[/ATTACH]</p><p>Most of my obols are not next to me so I can't take more pictures right now, if I don't forget I will take some when opportunity comes.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Factor, post: 4093655, member: 96413"]Here is Meshorer & Qedar 150 I got years ago from CNG, actually looks way better in hand: [ATTACH=full]1065505[/ATTACH] Below is uncleaned but nice Meshorer & Qedar 126. This type is actually different from other Shomron coins. Their average weight is way lower than obol standard used both in Shomron and Philistia, and too high for hemiobol but matches exactly gera standard of Yehud coins. Based on this argument and letter Y in the right field Yigal Ronen proposed re-attribution of this type to Yehud. I tend to agree with him, all examples I have seen since his publication are indeed closer to gera than anything else. [ATTACH=full]1065527[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1065528[/ATTACH] Most of my obols are not next to me so I can't take more pictures right now, if I don't forget I will take some when opportunity comes.[/QUOTE]
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