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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Parthicus, post: 4095503, member: 81887&quot;]1.&nbsp; The spot on the reverse of my OP coin is a small lump of silvery metal (lighter in color than the coin) that is stuck to the surface of the coin.&nbsp; Possibly solder?&nbsp; Though why someone would get solder on this coin is a bit puzzling- maybe trying to turn the coin into jewelry?</p><p><br /></p><p>2.&nbsp; On your first 63.6 coin, note that the reverse is double-struck (most obvious behind the archer- there are three lines of legend visible instead of the expected two).&nbsp; I think the &quot;extra&quot; line of dots between the folds of the archer&#039;s coat is the normal line from the first strike, which survived being obliterated by the second strike due to lucky positioning.</p><p><br /></p><p>3.&nbsp; Interesting.&nbsp; After looking at many photos of 63.6 drachms (in books and online), it appears there are a couple of unlisted sub-varieties here.&nbsp; It is most common for 63.6 to have a single line of dots under the archer&#039;s legs (as the remnants of the chair), but a fair number of these coins also feature two dots to either side of the central line dots, which on coins with some wear easily turns into a cross or plus shape.&nbsp; I have no idea why Sellwood doesn&#039;t list this as a variety, given that he lists similar variations for some other types (e.g. type 78 drachms).&nbsp; Good catch!</p><p><br /></p><p>4.&nbsp; I think that bronze attribution sounds good.&nbsp; At any rate, in that condition it&#039;d be hard to prove otherwise.</p><p><br /></p><p>5.&nbsp;&nbsp; I agree with all the points you made in your post about the Vonones drachm.&nbsp; I didn&#039;t talk about how special Vonones&#039; coins are in my original post because it wasn&#039;t related to my main point, though I did discuss the coin in detail when I first got it: <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/a-parthian-drachm-with-no-archer-on-reverse.299522/#post-2793111" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/a-parthian-drachm-with-no-archer-on-reverse.299522/#post-2793111">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/a-parthian-drachm-with-no-archer-on-reverse.299522/#post-2793111</a></p><p><br /></p><p>6.&nbsp; &quot;The more I learn about Parthian coins, the less I know.&quot;&nbsp; You and me both, brother.&nbsp; Actually, I think this is true of any area of learning:&nbsp; The more you know, the more you realize you don&#039;t know.&nbsp; But the first step in gaining knowledge is to understand that there is something you don&#039;t know.&nbsp; I suppose some might find that thought frightening, but I prefer to see it as a challenge.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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