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<p>[QUOTE="Sulla80, post: 3693569, member: 99456"]I don't have a better explanation - I do wonder how well coins compare to the clearly differentiated drawings from Sellwood. The example coins on this <a href="http://parthia.com/orodes2.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://parthia.com/orodes2.htm" rel="nofollow">site</a> ([USER=82569]@Charax[/USER]) are very E shaped for 46.9 and 46.11. [ATTACH=full]989720[/ATTACH]<i>KATA ETPATEIA</i>, translates to "on campaign"</p><p>Here's one of my coins in this monogram family, Sellwood legend ii, no crescent - I put it down as Sellwood 45.10 (Ecbatana) and as the E shape - although more Σ-like than Mat's coin. [ATTACH=full]989717[/ATTACH]</p><p>It can be interesting to look at Sellwood's coins, 45.20 can be found <a href="https://issuu.com/baldwinscoins/docs/ny34_full_for_issuu/68" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://issuu.com/baldwinscoins/docs/ny34_full_for_issuu/68" rel="nofollow">here on page 100 lot 426.</a> 45.20 looks very Σ-like and is listed as Susa and as the coin on the cover of Sellwood's book (1980 2nd Edition).</p><p><br /></p><p>Useful auction catalogs (<a href="https://issuu.com/baldwinscoins/docs/11_baldwin_ny37_-_jan_2016_-_ancien/6" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://issuu.com/baldwinscoins/docs/11_baldwin_ny37_-_jan_2016_-_ancien/6" rel="nofollow">Sunrise Collection</a>, Sellwood <a href="https://issuu.com/baldwinscoins/docs/baldwins_auction_90_-_september_201" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://issuu.com/baldwinscoins/docs/baldwins_auction_90_-_september_201" rel="nofollow">Part I</a>, <a href="https://issuu.com/baldwinscoins/docs/ny34_full_for_issuu/68" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://issuu.com/baldwinscoins/docs/ny34_full_for_issuu/68" rel="nofollow">Part II</a>, <a href="https://issuu.com/baldwinscoins/docs/baldwins_auction_96_-_september_201_0e66e1ee430f20/24" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://issuu.com/baldwinscoins/docs/baldwins_auction_96_-_september_201_0e66e1ee430f20/24" rel="nofollow">Part III</a>, <a href="https://issuu.com/baldwinscoins/docs/baldwins_auction_100_-_27_september/58" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://issuu.com/baldwinscoins/docs/baldwins_auction_100_-_27_september/58" rel="nofollow">Part IV</a>)</p><p><br /></p><p>Sellwood linked monograms to city names, Susa was left as "?" with many associated monograms.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Sulla80, post: 3693569, member: 99456"]I don't have a better explanation - I do wonder how well coins compare to the clearly differentiated drawings from Sellwood. The example coins on this [URL='http://parthia.com/orodes2.htm']site[/URL] ([USER=82569]@Charax[/USER]) are very E shaped for 46.9 and 46.11. [ATTACH=full]989720[/ATTACH][I]KATA ETPATEIA[/I], translates to "on campaign" Here's one of my coins in this monogram family, Sellwood legend ii, no crescent - I put it down as Sellwood 45.10 (Ecbatana) and as the E shape - although more Σ-like than Mat's coin. [ATTACH=full]989717[/ATTACH] It can be interesting to look at Sellwood's coins, 45.20 can be found [URL='https://issuu.com/baldwinscoins/docs/ny34_full_for_issuu/68']here on page 100 lot 426.[/URL] 45.20 looks very Σ-like and is listed as Susa and as the coin on the cover of Sellwood's book (1980 2nd Edition). Useful auction catalogs ([URL='https://issuu.com/baldwinscoins/docs/11_baldwin_ny37_-_jan_2016_-_ancien/6']Sunrise Collection[/URL], Sellwood [URL='https://issuu.com/baldwinscoins/docs/baldwins_auction_90_-_september_201']Part I[/URL], [URL='https://issuu.com/baldwinscoins/docs/ny34_full_for_issuu/68']Part II[/URL], [URL='https://issuu.com/baldwinscoins/docs/baldwins_auction_96_-_september_201_0e66e1ee430f20/24']Part III[/URL], [URL='https://issuu.com/baldwinscoins/docs/baldwins_auction_100_-_27_september/58']Part IV[/URL]) Sellwood linked monograms to city names, Susa was left as "?" with many associated monograms.[/QUOTE]
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