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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 8335319, member: 19463&quot;]I agree that is a very nice coin I hope will be a long term part of your collection.&nbsp; In addition to the beauty and condition, may I point out a couple other features?</p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/screenshot_20220508-132424_piccollage-removebg-preview-png.1477506/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The city name is base out retrograde and consistent in this.&nbsp; These are found right to left, left to right and mixed up (see the one posted by Severus Alexander). While the centering of the reverse is not equal to the obverse, the entire legend is clear and clean.&nbsp; Very nice!&nbsp; The coin was struck in a way that demonstrates the flans used for these coins in a very interesting way IMO.&nbsp; Blanks were like balls of silver with sprues that often were erased when the coin was struck but this one retains the top sprue and striking created a fold in the flan leading along the right edge.&nbsp; Had the centering been perfect ,this would not be seen.&nbsp; I find this adds interest but some will see it as a flaw rather than a &#039;situation&#039;.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Boehringer is online but the reproduction quality of the plates could be better:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.academia.edu/43928625/BOEHRINGER_E_Die_M%C3%BCnzen_von_Syrakus_2_Katalog" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.academia.edu/43928625/BOEHRINGER_E_Die_M%C3%BCnzen_von_Syrakus_2_Katalog" rel="nofollow">https://www.academia.edu/43928625/BOEHRINGER_E_Die_Münzen_von_Syrakus_2_Katalog</a></p><p><br /></p><p>see 353 on plate 14. </p><p><a href="https://www.academia.edu/43928659/BOEHRINGER_E_Die_M%C3%BCnzen_von_Syrakus_3_Tafeln" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.academia.edu/43928659/BOEHRINGER_E_Die_M%C3%BCnzen_von_Syrakus_3_Tafeln" rel="nofollow">https://www.academia.edu/43928659/BOEHRINGER_E_Die_Münzen_von_Syrakus_3_Tafeln</a></p><p><br /></p><p>I thought there was an online resource that showed decent photos of most of the coins but I have lost the link.&nbsp; Anyone?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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