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<p>[QUOTE="Terence Cheesman, post: 8255338, member: 86498"]Thank you but I am hardly an expert. I am still trying to fumble my way through this complex series of coins. In response to [USER=137014]@mr.roddy[/USER]. When I looked at your coin I came to the immediate conclusion that it was a Flament Group II. I agree with [USER=94602]@pprp[/USER] that one of the spikes of the palmet is understruck. I believe this group to have been minted from circa 450 to the Peace of Nikias in 421 AD. The Group II coins are something of a challenge. Flament is not a die study and looking at the book I thought your obverse looked a bit more like II 27. The reverse in this case would be k. The reverse h does seem to me to be close but I am not very happy with the available obverses. I have only one Group II coin</p><p>Athens Ar Tetradrachm 450-440 BC (I believe this coin is within the early part of this sequence hence the dating) Obv. Head of Athena right in Attic style helmet.Rv Owl standing right head facing. Flament Group II 13/b 17.08 grms 23 mm Photo by W Hansen[ATTACH=full]1455248[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Terence Cheesman, post: 8255338, member: 86498"]Thank you but I am hardly an expert. I am still trying to fumble my way through this complex series of coins. In response to [USER=137014]@mr.roddy[/USER]. When I looked at your coin I came to the immediate conclusion that it was a Flament Group II. I agree with [USER=94602]@pprp[/USER] that one of the spikes of the palmet is understruck. I believe this group to have been minted from circa 450 to the Peace of Nikias in 421 AD. The Group II coins are something of a challenge. Flament is not a die study and looking at the book I thought your obverse looked a bit more like II 27. The reverse in this case would be k. The reverse h does seem to me to be close but I am not very happy with the available obverses. I have only one Group II coin Athens Ar Tetradrachm 450-440 BC (I believe this coin is within the early part of this sequence hence the dating) Obv. Head of Athena right in Attic style helmet.Rv Owl standing right head facing. Flament Group II 13/b 17.08 grms 23 mm Photo by W Hansen[ATTACH=full]1455248[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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