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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 2293264, member: 19463"]That is a nice looking specimen. Of course those of us who want more than one will point out that these come with reverse facing either direction and with the opposite obverse head inverted as well in a series of fractional denominations and barbarous copies. Did I mention the different letters under the dolphin? </p><p>[ATTACH=full]459910[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]459911[/ATTACH] </p><p>Reverse to the right is considerably less common. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]459912[/ATTACH] </p><p>At 0.8g this may be a diobol but I really doubt the people of Istros used the names collectors assign. The type was issued over a long period. I am not aware of a study dating them within the series. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]459913[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Whatever it was, the one below at 0.3g was half and the smallest I have. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]459914[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 2293264, member: 19463"]That is a nice looking specimen. Of course those of us who want more than one will point out that these come with reverse facing either direction and with the opposite obverse head inverted as well in a series of fractional denominations and barbarous copies. Did I mention the different letters under the dolphin? [ATTACH=full]459910[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]459911[/ATTACH] Reverse to the right is considerably less common. [ATTACH=full]459912[/ATTACH] At 0.8g this may be a diobol but I really doubt the people of Istros used the names collectors assign. The type was issued over a long period. I am not aware of a study dating them within the series. [ATTACH=full]459913[/ATTACH] Whatever it was, the one below at 0.3g was half and the smallest I have. [ATTACH=full]459914[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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