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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 3640161, member: 19463&quot;]In any auction, not just Frank&#039;s, it is always amazing how some coins fail to get a bid while others sell for many times estimate after a bloody war between several contestants.&nbsp; I suspect this coin was overlooked by some due to the reverse centering but it is certainly a sharp one.&nbsp;&nbsp; I see it as a bit unusual for a Parthian drachm in that the obverse is centered better than the reverse. Many of them are centered very low on the obverse.&nbsp; For example, my coin below (I had it IDed as Artabanus II but am reviewing all my Parthians now and do not stand behind any of my opinions yet) is typically low on the obverse.&nbsp; Over the years Frank must have pointed out this tendency a hundred times on his lists.&nbsp; Having the bottom of the beard on flan makes your coin a keeper in my book. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]977017[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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