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<p>[QUOTE="Severus Alexander, post: 3963451, member: 84744"]Sure. First, there's your coin which they list as 264-241 (they say it's Series II):</p><blockquote><p><a href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=384380" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=384380" rel="nofollow">https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=384380</a></p></blockquote><p>Whereas back in 2009, they were listing a helmet-behind variety as 288-278 (there may be differences I'm missing, since they're not catalogued the same):</p><blockquote><p><a href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=145833" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=145833" rel="nofollow">https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=145833</a></p></blockquote><p><br /></p><p>Looking at other types, here's an Ares/eagle series IIA listed as 264-241 in 2016:</p><blockquote><p><a href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=321631" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=321631" rel="nofollow">https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=321631</a></p></blockquote><p>But here's a similar series IIA listed as 288-278 back in 2007:</p><blockquote><p><a href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=98361" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=98361" rel="nofollow">https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=98361</a></p></blockquote><p><br /></p><p>And in general they haven't listed any Mamertine coins <a href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Search.aspx?PAGE_NUM=&PAGE=1&TABS_TYPE=2&CONTAINER_TYPE_ID=2&IS_ADVANCED=1&ITEM_DESC=mamertinoi&ITEM_IS_SOLD=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_1=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_3=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_2=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_4=1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Search.aspx?PAGE_NUM=&PAGE=1&TABS_TYPE=2&CONTAINER_TYPE_ID=2&IS_ADVANCED=1&ITEM_DESC=mamertinoi&ITEM_IS_SOLD=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_1=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_3=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_2=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_4=1" rel="nofollow">as being any earlier than 264</a> since 2009! There's a hint as to the reason behind the transition <a href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=155801" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=155801" rel="nofollow">on this listing</a> from 2009, where they give the earlier 288-278 dates but list a reference as follows: BAR issue 4 (“264-241 BC”). So maybe they decided in 2010 that BAR (whatever that is) is more accurate than Särström?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Severus Alexander, post: 3963451, member: 84744"]Sure. First, there's your coin which they list as 264-241 (they say it's Series II): [INDENT][URL]https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=384380[/URL][/INDENT] Whereas back in 2009, they were listing a helmet-behind variety as 288-278 (there may be differences I'm missing, since they're not catalogued the same): [INDENT][URL]https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=145833[/URL][/INDENT] Looking at other types, here's an Ares/eagle series IIA listed as 264-241 in 2016: [INDENT][URL]https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=321631[/URL][/INDENT] But here's a similar series IIA listed as 288-278 back in 2007: [INDENT][URL]https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=98361[/URL][/INDENT] And in general they haven't listed any Mamertine coins [URL='https://www.cngcoins.com/Search.aspx?PAGE_NUM=&PAGE=1&TABS_TYPE=2&CONTAINER_TYPE_ID=2&IS_ADVANCED=1&ITEM_DESC=mamertinoi&ITEM_IS_SOLD=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_1=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_3=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_2=1&SEARCH_IN_CONTAINER_TYPE_ID_4=1']as being any earlier than 264[/URL] since 2009! There's a hint as to the reason behind the transition [URL='https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=155801']on this listing[/URL] from 2009, where they give the earlier 288-278 dates but list a reference as follows: BAR issue 4 (“264-241 BC”). So maybe they decided in 2010 that BAR (whatever that is) is more accurate than Särström?[/QUOTE]
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