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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bob L., post: 2741515, member: 56976&quot;]Been bouncing a few thoughts back and forth with posters in another forum.&nbsp; I wrote this there:</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;Not sure of the method of manufacture here. But I can say this: finding die matches among Parthians is a task. I&#039;ve spotted them on occasion across auction catalogs (spanning years) and across some dealers&#039; listings. Even then, it&#039;s usually an obverse <b><i>or</i></b> reverse match, not both. When a notorious dealer has seven drachms listed simultaneously with crescents identical, legends/script identical, etc., it raises red flags for me.</p><p><br /></p><p>Could he have acquired them from a collector who spent years searching out coins with these particular die matches? Or could they come from a single hoard, having been struck at the same time and having remained together during the time of their circulation? I suppose. But sure seems unlikely to me.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>So, could these be legit?&nbsp; I guess.&nbsp; But knowing of this dealer&#039;s past, I personally wouldn&#039;t feel comfortable purchasing any of them.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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