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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2220595, member: 19463&quot;]I have been eyeing one like that but only about fine in the stock of a dealer I know for about three years but we are still not in agreement on price.&nbsp; I have nothing from Sybaris but do have a couple of the more common cities.&nbsp; My favorite is the Metapontum obol where the incuse reverse is just one grain from the obverse head. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]435073[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>My two Croton staters are slightly later when the coins were a bit thicker but still incuse on the reverse.&nbsp; The first has a large cud out of the obverse die.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]435074[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The second is better but the reverse is off center showing the different edge.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]435075[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Notice that the reverses have no birds or letters.&nbsp; I see no reason to believe the dies were not just cut that way.&nbsp; It would be like cutting a normal coin design on the die face.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Croton is like Corinth in that the city name began with qoppa at this period.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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