Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Terence Cheesman, post: 7582667, member: 86498&quot;]Gam3rBlake&#039;s coin is very interesting. The style is rather close but I do believe that the coin is of eastern mintage, perhaps imitating a Flament III Athenian tetradrachm. </p><p>Athens Ar Tetradrachm 420-415 BC Flament III/II Obv Helmeted head of Athena right. Rv. Owl standing right head facing. Flament Obv III 16 Rv II r 17.18 grms 23mm Photo by W. Hansen[ATTACH=full]1306705[/ATTACH]Trying to distinguish the Flament III&#039;s from some of the imitations can be quite challenging. This particular coin does have a Group III obverse coupled with a Group II reverse. Thus we are faced with something of a dilemma. There are two possible explanations for this phenomenon, the first being that the style of the obverse changed before that of the reverse. This could indicate that a new die cutter for the obverse came in, and the individuals working on the reverse remained. The second is that there might have been a lacunae between the end of the Group II coinage and that of the Group III and some reverse dies were left over and then used.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in