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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;iamtiberius, post: 2207474, member: 37707&quot;]There is a lot happening on this coin, considering it&#039;s only 12 mm wide.&nbsp; I&#039;ll break it up into sections.</p><p><br /></p><p>Obverse: It&#039;s obviously double struck, with the second strike being heavier toward the bottom of the coin. You can see the faint double strike among the chin and an offset strike on most of the neck.</p><p><br /></p><p>Question 1: Is the crack on the nose due to the 2nd strike, a crack in the patina, or a die crack?</p><p>Question 2: On the left facing head, there is a fairly large obtrusion (considering coin size) sticking up off the chin. Is this a die error, or again, a result from the 2nd strike pushing the metal from the bottom of the chin, up?</p><p>Question 3: Considering the surfaces are close to extremely fine in condition, is it safe to assume that the indent on the eye brow of the left head is a die error?</p><p><br /></p><p>Reverse: CNG described the critter in right field as a Bee (or fly.) What do you guys think? I&#039;m leaning toward fly on this one.</p><p><br /></p><p>The coin has a great amount of detail for the size.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]430849[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>MYSIA, Lampsakos. </b>4th-3rd centuries BC. AR Diobol (12mm, 1.25 g, 1h). Janiform female heads / Helmeted head of Athena right; bee (or fly) to right. ΛA above, M to right. Baldwin, <i>Lampsakos</i>, Group B, Type 1, 19; SNG France 1190</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m assuming that the ΛA and M or &quot;LAM&quot; is an abbreviation for Lampsakos.</p><p>Post &#039;em.</p><p><br /></p><p>-Michael[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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