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<p>[QUOTE="Parthicus, post: 3649837, member: 81887"][USER=99456]@Sulla80[/USER] : After squinting at my copy of Sellwood for a while, I _think_ your OP coin is 78.3 rather than 78.4. The reverse legends for the two types (as listed in Sellwood) are very similar, but not identical. Type 78.3 has two spots where there are normal letter Ns, and there is no dot inside the gamma-looking pseudo-letter on the bottom line; Type 78.4 has two retrograde Ns and a dot inside the gamma. On your coin, one of the diagnostic Ns is off the flan, but the other N and the undated "gamma" are both present, consistent with your coin being 78.3. A picture may help:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]980354[/ATTACH]</p><p>Of course, I'd be interested to hear from our other Parthian students (especially [USER=56976]@Bob L.[/USER] and [USER=19463]@dougsmit[/USER] ) to see if they have other thoughts.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Parthicus, post: 3649837, member: 81887"][USER=99456]@Sulla80[/USER] : After squinting at my copy of Sellwood for a while, I _think_ your OP coin is 78.3 rather than 78.4. The reverse legends for the two types (as listed in Sellwood) are very similar, but not identical. Type 78.3 has two spots where there are normal letter Ns, and there is no dot inside the gamma-looking pseudo-letter on the bottom line; Type 78.4 has two retrograde Ns and a dot inside the gamma. On your coin, one of the diagnostic Ns is off the flan, but the other N and the undated "gamma" are both present, consistent with your coin being 78.3. A picture may help: [ATTACH=full]980354[/ATTACH] Of course, I'd be interested to hear from our other Parthian students (especially [USER=56976]@Bob L.[/USER] and [USER=19463]@dougsmit[/USER] ) to see if they have other thoughts.[/QUOTE]
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