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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 1962236, member: 19463&quot;]This 4/3 difference is supposed to be indicative of the Kapisa mint Mitchiner 2983.&nbsp; The majority of the Soter Megas coins seen are Taxila mint with rounded letter forms:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]346501[/ATTACH]</p><p>There is also Balkh which I believe I have in a drachm:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]346502[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>There is too much about these I do not know to be writing a page quite yet.&nbsp; It is interesting to me that the coins are dated by the number of rays on the portrait bust with the higher numbers being the earlier.&nbsp; They start with 15 and work to 5.&nbsp; My new coin is a 9 which is the least recorded by Mitchiner for that mint.&nbsp; I buy these when I see variations I consider different from what I have.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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