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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Nathan B., post: 4585447, member: 112852&quot;]Hi Folks!&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>There&#039;s an Indo-Greek Menander I drachm here that I am curious about.&nbsp; Here&#039;s the reverse:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ebayimg.com%2Fimages%2Fg%2Fni0AAOSwZ6hcoS-x%2Fs-l500.jpg&amp;hash=cd7ee92a6551f92f40c2348330b0f68f" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>And now here&#039;s the obverse</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ebayimg.com%2Fimages%2Fg%2Fc7cAAOSw-R5coS-q%2Fs-l500.jpg&amp;hash=c629397cb1343e44291e8cb83477d538" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The weight is 2.43 grams.&nbsp; I do not yet have a catalogue of ancient coins to check it against, although I do have some books on order.</p><p><br /></p><p>In terms of authenticity, what bothers me (as a very new ancients collector who still has so much to learn) are the &quot;bumps&quot; on the reverse.&nbsp; I have seen many online images of coins of this type, and I don&#039;t remember seeing these bumps on any of them.&nbsp; At first thought, I was afraid they might be bronze bubbles coming through the surface, in which case the coin would be a fake.</p><p><br /></p><p>But the regular placement of those bumps to me suggests they are not bronze bubbles, and that they might be connected with the obverse legends somehow.&nbsp; Or perhaps they represent lightening sparks?&nbsp; Or some kind of die-carving mistake?&nbsp; I really don&#039;t understand them at all.</p><p><br /></p><p>My second question relates to the toning.&nbsp; Do you think the toning has been artificially and intentionally added, or is it the result of happenstance?</p><p><br /></p><p>Many thanks in advance to anyone who cares to weigh in an enlighten a toddler-ancient-coin collector!&nbsp; (I&#039;m promoting myself from &quot;baby ancient coin collector&quot; now!)</p><p><br /></p><p>All the best, Nathan[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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