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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Finn235, post: 3557921, member: 98035&quot;]I&#039;d actually describe most of my collection as a series of cherry-picks; I&#039;ll share a few as time allows.</p><p><br /></p><p>Some of the best that I would describe as a true &quot;cherry pick&quot; in the sense of picking rare coins out of a group lot would be my Indo-Sassanian coins. Lots of very rare types came up late last year, most of which I am about one of maybe six people obsessed enough to care about.</p><p><br /></p><p>First are some Omkara type drachms - these have an &quot;eye&quot; symbol, a letter behind the head (Ja or Ma) and one of three reverse types - Fire altar, Om, or Sri Omkara. Maheshwari&#039;s illustrations:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]945802[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Eye types 2, 3, 4, 6, and 8/11/12 (I&#039;m not convinced these aren&#039;t variants of the same type) are common with Ja and Sri Omkara. Eye type 2 with Ja and Om is rare-ish, but is a popular type in high demand. Type 8 with Ma and Om became available in large numbers with a recent hoard.</p><p><br /></p><p>These types are very rare:</p><p><br /></p><p>Maheshwari 8/6, Cross, MA, Sri Omkara</p><p>[ATTACH=full]945804[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Maheshwari 1/6, Dot, MA, Sri Omkara</p><p>[ATTACH=full]945805[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Maheshwari 5/3, Crescent, Ja, Sri Omkara</p><p>[ATTACH=full]945806[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>A new variant of the rare eye type 9</p><p><br /></p><p>Six-pointed star, no dot</p><p>[ATTACH=full]945808[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Compare vs 8/3, Eight-pointed star with central dot</p><p>[ATTACH=full]945809[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>An unpublished type that was abundant when I first started but has since dried up; no eye at all! This one is also exceptionally off center on the obverse, showing the Gadhaiya style ear behind Ja.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]945807[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>An exceptionally nice 4/3, showing the obverse front ribbon</p><p>[ATTACH=full]945810[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>And the coveted 2/2</p><p>[ATTACH=full]945811[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>This one shows the moon still above the fire altar - the only coin I have seen to do so!</p><p>[ATTACH=full]945812[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>E: The majority of these coins came in mixed ebay lots, averaging $2-5 per coin[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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