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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Al Kowsky, post: 5166026, member: 97383&quot;]Alwin, I don&#039;t know what you mean by &quot;dark year from a numismatic point of view&quot;<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie12" alt="o_O" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />, but there is nothing <b>dark</b> about your impressive selection of coins <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie85" alt=":smuggrin:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. My favorite pick would be #5, the drachm of Mithradates II. This coin is the whole package: great artwork/engraving, well struck &amp; centered, virtual mint state, &amp; attractive toning <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. My 2nd favorite would be #2, the Persian siglos from Lydia. You make a good point about this coin, it hasn&#039;t been over-cleaned as the vast majority of these coins seen in the market today. What caused the cavity on the Kings chest, a bankers mark possibly <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie12" alt="o_O" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />? My 3rd favorite would be #6, the drachm of Orodes II, for the same reasons I liked the drachm of Mithradates II. The unproven mint origin gives this coin special interest too <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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