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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsyas Mike, post: 3719848, member: 85693&quot;]Thank you for that tip, Macromius.&nbsp; I&#039;d not heard of Marathos and after a little preliminary digging around, it is kind of striking how some of the AEs from there resemble my OP - unfortunately the cornucopiae and veiled head don&#039;t seem to go together, but I must say I was struck by the resemblance in style, especially in regards to the &quot;Arsinoe/Berenike II&quot; head, which were a bit crude from Marathos compared to the lovely octodrachms from Alexandria. </p><p><br /></p><p>It is hard for me to tell on a computer screen what the fabric of the coins are - mine is broad and thin, a bit concave.&nbsp; But this is interesting - I am going to keep looking.&nbsp; Again, thanks for the encouragement. </p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a somewhat improved photo: </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]997107[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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