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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;AdamB, post: 3947512, member: 108976&quot;]Okay, okay. It hasn&#039;t arrived yet... but it will be here by the time I get home! I will swiftly update with pictures tonight. </p><p><br /></p><p>And technically it is a gift for my girlfriend who studies history, but I kind of see it as the beginning of my collection.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you&#039;ve been following my posts you will know that the first coin I purchased (an Ephesus Drachm) is a forgery. I feel that this next one is completely legitimate. </p><p><br /></p><p>So here it is in all its glory:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1040198[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Described as this by the Vcoin seller:</p><p>Obv.: Nymph Histaia, of nice style, wreathed with vine Rev.: Nymph Histaia seated to right on galley, Greek legend ISTIAIEON... SG 2948 var. Very Fine ( 12 mm , 2.2 Gm )</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve been trying for the past two hours to attribute it with some luck. I don&#039;t fully understand the notation and cataloging used, but this is what I found on acsearch.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1052890" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1052890" rel="nofollow">https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1052890</a></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1040199[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>The obverse appears to be a perfect match, however the reverse is is a bit different. Especially in the position of of AIEΩN.</p><p>I feel that the reverse better matches this example:</p><p><a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1366076" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1366076" rel="nofollow">https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1366076</a></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1040204[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>How would I go about attributing this coin? Any help and clarification would be greatly appreciated. Thanks everyone for your fantastic responses![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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