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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Deltoo, post: 2672717, member: 85842&quot;]Thanks Ivan, still not sure though!&nbsp; Looking at all the feedback quoted above the main differences appear (from gregarious&#039;s reference above to Siglos)</p><p><br /></p><p><font size="3"><u>Type IIIb (early). Xerxes I - Darius II, c. 485 - 420 BC.</u></font></p><p>Drapery with naturalistic fold over the advanced left knee&nbsp; (<b>assume this is Type IIIb Group A/B?</b>)</p><blockquote><p>and</p></blockquote><p><font size="3"><u>Type IIIb (late). Artaxerxes I - Artaxerxes II, c. 450 - 375 BC. c. 5.55 - 5.60 g.</u></font></p><p>Stylistic drapery with broad semi-circular sweep of folds from the left knee back to the right heel&nbsp; (<b>assume this is Type IIIb Group C?</b>)</p><p><br /></p><p>and examples in another reference found:</p><p><a href="http://www.coinproject.com/search_emperor.php?emp=Carradice-Type-III&amp;region=PERSIA&amp;city=Achaemenid-Empire&amp;type=12" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinproject.com/search_emperor.php?emp=Carradice-Type-III&amp;region=PERSIA&amp;city=Achaemenid-Empire&amp;type=12" rel="nofollow">http://www.coinproject.com/search_emperor.php?emp=Carradice-Type-III&amp;region=PERSIA&amp;city=Achaemenid-Empire&amp;type=12</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Looking at the siglos and the coinproject link my coin appears more similar to the earlier Type IIIb Group A/B (????) as arnoldoe also mentions above.</p><p><br /></p><p>BUT appreciate any further comments from yourself or anyone on this as my little knowledge is based on what you&#039;ve all kindly replied! </p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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