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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ed Snible, post: 3729603, member: 82322&quot;]I am trying to figure out how these are supposed to be attributed.</p><p><br /></p><p>Your photo of the first coin says Phraates III, not your text.&nbsp; That makes sense because the slab says it too.</p><p><br /></p><p>I can&#039;t tell the difference between your 1st coin and the coin I posted.&nbsp; Is it the five-line vs seven-line reverse inscription?</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/3482310-024/NGCAncients/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/3482310-024/NGCAncients/" rel="nofollow">https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/3482310-024/NGCAncients/</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; Phraates III</p><p><a href="https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/3815559-007/NGCAncients/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/3815559-007/NGCAncients/" rel="nofollow">https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/3815559-007/NGCAncients/</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; Sinatruces</p><p><br /></p><p>It isn&#039;t just the slabbing company.&nbsp; Here are two coins in the same CNG auction that look similar to me, one for Phraates III, the other for Sinatruces:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=389781" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=389781" rel="nofollow">https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=389781</a> Phraates III</p><p><a href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=389772" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=389772" rel="nofollow">https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=389772</a> Sinatrukes</p><p><br /></p><p>Although I have Fred Shore&#039;s book I mostly look at Parthia.com.&nbsp; To me some of these coins look like they were done by the same engraver of the same king.</p><p><a href="http://parthia.com/gotarzes1.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://parthia.com/gotarzes1.htm" rel="nofollow">http://parthia.com/gotarzes1.htm</a></p><p><a href="http://parthia.com/phraates3.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://parthia.com/phraates3.htm" rel="nofollow">http://parthia.com/phraates3.htm</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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