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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ed Snible, post: 3221873, member: 82322&quot;]I had expected to receive two coins but yesterday three showed up in the mail.&nbsp; The unexpected coin was &quot;lot 455*C&quot;.&nbsp; Here it is (flatbed scan):</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]838969[/ATTACH] </p><p>Seljuks of Rum, Ar Dirhem, joint rule of the three brothers (Kay Ka&#039;us II, Qilich Arslan IV &amp; Kay Qubadh II) joint rule 647-655 H (1249-57 AD), Qunya/Konya mint, 21 mm, 2.95g</p><p>Ref: Album 1227; cf. Seljuq of Rum » Three brothers together » AR dirham » <a href="https://www.zeno.ru/showgallery.php?cat=12840" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.zeno.ru/showgallery.php?cat=12840" rel="nofollow">Konya</a></p><p><br /></p><p>It turns out &quot;lot 445*C&quot; is a duplicate of lot 445, sent on approval.&nbsp; I am not handy with Arabic but I assume it will turn out to be another dirham of The Three Brothers when I puzzle it out.&nbsp; It seems a bit smaller than the actual lot 445 (21mm vs 24mm).</p><p><br /></p><p>Is it in the same condition as lot 445?&nbsp; Hard to say from the photo.&nbsp; The lot was described as &quot;BU, centered, well struck. Exceptional quality&quot; and this coin is certainly centered, well struck, and exceptional quality.&nbsp; I am not skilled enough with Seljuk coin grading to know if it is BU, Unc, or AU.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am thinking of keeping it.&nbsp; This is the first time I have bid in an auction, lost, and gotten a substitute sent on approval.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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