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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 2511962, member: 19463"]Sellwood is a really cool book worth owning if you have any interest in Parthian. It is reproduced hand written calligraphy - not type set. </p><p><img src="http://pictures.abebooks.com/CALIBOOK/18260948434_4.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Looking at this a bit closer I see what I consider several incorrectly identified coins claiming Sellwood 48.1 but clearly having a letter under the victory which would be 48.2 or 48.3. This coin is nice in having a clear space under the bottom line of legend so you can see that there is no lettering in exergue which would indicate Sellwood 48.4 or 48.5. You have a bit unusual placement of the Royal Wart right on the edge of the forehead compared to most online which have a bit of space there. I am nowhere near into Parthian to the point that I know why the warts wander like they do. Neither am I clear on which ones were biological and which were glue on.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 2511962, member: 19463"]Sellwood is a really cool book worth owning if you have any interest in Parthian. It is reproduced hand written calligraphy - not type set. [IMG]http://pictures.abebooks.com/CALIBOOK/18260948434_4.jpg[/IMG] Looking at this a bit closer I see what I consider several incorrectly identified coins claiming Sellwood 48.1 but clearly having a letter under the victory which would be 48.2 or 48.3. This coin is nice in having a clear space under the bottom line of legend so you can see that there is no lettering in exergue which would indicate Sellwood 48.4 or 48.5. You have a bit unusual placement of the Royal Wart right on the edge of the forehead compared to most online which have a bit of space there. I am nowhere near into Parthian to the point that I know why the warts wander like they do. Neither am I clear on which ones were biological and which were glue on.[/QUOTE]
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