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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2049665, member: 19463&quot;]The Cyzicus mintmark is SMKS for sacra moneta Kyzikos 6 (Greek numeral for the workshop 1-6 or A-S).&nbsp;&nbsp; The Philip is Emmett 3480.&nbsp; I&#039;m not thrilled by the soft look of the Constantine but that could be a photo problem rather than sign of casting.&nbsp; Assuming it is genuine, I&#039;d call the three a good start if your intention is to be the kind of collector I am.&nbsp; There are many in the hobby who would suggest you spend the same money on a single, nicer coin.&nbsp; I keep telling myself I will do that someday but it has not happened yet. </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/fh.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/fh.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/fh.html</a></p><p>I show a no better delta (4) shop Cyzicus on the above page which you may find helpful in understanding the falling horseman type.&nbsp; I don&#039;t have a page on the other two but keep telling myself that I should do one on the Alexandria issues.&nbsp; Several of us here seem fond of them and several others have made a point of saying how much they don&#039;t like them.&nbsp; That is the name of the game.&nbsp; There are enough ancients that we each can build a collection that looks nothing like the ones assembled by our friends here on CT.&nbsp; US collectors often fail to realize just how many options there are in ancients.&nbsp; Our group here is a pretty good place to see a number of those options.&nbsp; I hope you[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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