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<p>[QUOTE="Severus Alexander, post: 3021361, member: 84744"]Well, electrum anyway. Here's my coin, which even made <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/sas-favourites-2017-top-15-overall-4-never-posted.309286/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/sas-favourites-2017-top-15-overall-4-never-posted.309286/">my top 15</a> from last year:</p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/screen-shot-2018-01-14-at-5-59-26-pm-jpg.726669/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>Lesbos, Mytilene EL Hekte. Circa 454-427 BCE. Diademed head of youthful river-god(?) right, small horn over forehead / Bearded head of old river-god (or Dionysus?) to right in archaic style, within a linear square border. 10.5mm, 2.55g.</p><p><br /></p><p>And here's the example I came across at <a href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?param=85699q00.jpg&vpar=18&zpg=91708&fld=https://www.forumancientcoins.com/Coins2/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?param=85699q00.jpg&vpar=18&zpg=91708&fld=https://www.forumancientcoins.com/Coins2/" rel="nofollow">Forum</a>:</p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/Coins2/85699q00.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>The flans don't match well enough for them to be casts. Is this just a double die match (including die rust), with almost exactly the same wear? Or could they be products of a transfer die? <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie9" alt=":eek:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I nervously await your opinions.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Severus Alexander, post: 3021361, member: 84744"]Well, electrum anyway. Here's my coin, which even made [URL='https://www.cointalk.com/threads/sas-favourites-2017-top-15-overall-4-never-posted.309286/']my top 15[/URL] from last year: [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/screen-shot-2018-01-14-at-5-59-26-pm-jpg.726669/[/IMG] Lesbos, Mytilene EL Hekte. Circa 454-427 BCE. Diademed head of youthful river-god(?) right, small horn over forehead / Bearded head of old river-god (or Dionysus?) to right in archaic style, within a linear square border. 10.5mm, 2.55g. And here's the example I came across at [URL='https://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?param=85699q00.jpg&vpar=18&zpg=91708&fld=https://www.forumancientcoins.com/Coins2/']Forum[/URL]: [IMG]https://www.forumancientcoins.com/Coins2/85699q00.jpg[/IMG] The flans don't match well enough for them to be casts. Is this just a double die match (including die rust), with almost exactly the same wear? Or could they be products of a transfer die? :eek: I nervously await your opinions.[/QUOTE]
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