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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2299568, member: 19463&quot;]zumbly is exacly right to the cent.&nbsp; The first ad I saw in1989 for the Black Sea Hoard fakes offered coins like the middle for $265.&nbsp; I bought mine as a fake for $5.&nbsp; The tip on these is that the eye holes on the helmet are holes not eyes.&nbsp; They do not have fine lines at top and bottom but some good coins do have a heavier bar above that does not curve to shape an eye. </p><p><br /></p><p>I was disappointed no one mentioned the N on the obverse of the left coin.&nbsp; Have you seen a letter in that position on other coins?&nbsp; Steve has.&nbsp; I bought it from Frank Robinson in 1989.&nbsp; It is not Black Sea Hoard fake style but it is still an odd coin.&nbsp; Genuine?&nbsp; I believe so. The ones with N I legend are rare.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I was amazed no one mentioned the right coin having the reverse legend E retrograde.&nbsp; The E is reversed but the other letters read the same both ways so you can&#039;t tell on them.&nbsp; There is a very sharp countermark H which I suspect might be a Cyrillic N.&nbsp; I consider this a modern mark applied by a collector or a museum.&nbsp; I just hope it does not mean nyet (no).&nbsp; This coin was bought from Victor England ($75 on fixed price list, I believe) in 1989 according to my records but I can&#039;t find my copy of the list.&nbsp; I have several of his early lists but need to search more diligently to find this one. I can not remember if it was listed as E retrograde.&nbsp; The coin also differs in the way the radiating lines connect to the inner and outer rims while most (fake or real) leave a space and just float in that space.&nbsp; I have always had questions about the coin but it is not from the hoard.&nbsp; It may be ancient but barbarous.&nbsp; I would love to know the story of the countermark. Proving anything one way or another is not an easy task.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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