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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 4918693, member: 19463&quot;]Tough love time:&nbsp; What PeteB and TIF say is 100% right on!&nbsp; I&#039;ll go one more.&nbsp; Those who see those two photos should be able to tell just from the photo which&nbsp; was a drachm and which was a tetradrachm.&nbsp; Those who can not should certainly buy ONLY from full service and capable dealers who could tell.&nbsp; Alexander is not the only place this comes up.&nbsp; Sestertii and asses of the Roman Imperial period also come in similar types but show what we call &#039;fabric&#039; differences that will usually tip off a buyer who has learned to &#039;read&#039; photos.&nbsp; We rely on statistics attached to lot descriptions but most people use cut and paste with varying degrees of attention to be sure we are changing what does not apply.&nbsp; Everyone makes mistakes.&nbsp; If you are dealing with someone who may be likely to make more than the average number of mistakes, it is your responsibility to protect yourself.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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