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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 3234317, member: 19463&quot;]Understand:&nbsp; I really like the Emmett book and think all who have any interest should buy one now and thank the author for all his good work.&nbsp; HOWEVER, would it have killed him to note on the page that year eight and nine were spelled out rather than L numbered? This coin fooled the writer of the envelope (long before Emmett!).&nbsp; We expect the nine to be spelled out to avoid using the feared theta (that story has been told here several times before).&nbsp; I assume Dattari did not have an eight and the envelope writer probably saw the letters and forced the coin into a reading in his book. I see this as a great coin.&nbsp; If you pay off John Anthony maybe he will give you TIF&#039;s name in Secret Santa.&nbsp; I suspect she would like that coin.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie14" alt=":angelic:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I can not grasp the ID of Mats OP tetradrachm.&nbsp; Where oes the legend start? 1 o&#039;clock? Where is the delta?</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Further investigation showed that small AE like obols seem to come either way but drachms and hemidrachms are regularly curved on the obverse.&nbsp; While I agree that tetradrachms of this period should be a little gray there are some toned black.&nbsp; A blind person could separate the billon from the AE based on the difference in the way the flans were produced.&nbsp; No tet should show that tapered edge and similar sized obols/diobols all should.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I believe all who have trespassed on her Alexandrian lawn should package up all Alexandrians and ship them off to TIF.&nbsp; She will then be expected to produce a book illustrating Emmett and distribute it to all CT friends in digital form.&nbsp; I could be unreasonable and ask that she do pencil rubbings like Dattari/Savio but digital photos are almost as good and many times easier.&nbsp; I wish I could promise you that she would return the coins when the work is finished but it might be necessary to keep them together for a while (don&#039;t hold your breath).&nbsp; TIF: Watch for my package.&nbsp; It should arrive shortly after you shovel out from the next blizzard.&nbsp; No fair moving!<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie93" alt=":troll:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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