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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;David@PCC, post: 5400921, member: 80556&quot;]I am soliciting opinions on this one and adding a poll. The 1st one I contacted was Nicolas Molinari who was doubtful but couldn&#039;t say either way due to the wear. Exhibit A is this coin</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1233176[/ATTACH]</p><p>It is a plate coin fron Seleucid Coins and as far as I know is the only one in existence as well as the only Seleucid coin that features a man faced bull. I&#039;m only showing this one to set a precedent of the possibility that there may be other Seleucid mfb&#039;s out there, not another with this exact design of looking forward.</p><p><br /></p><p>Since my coin has some wear I found these images of mfb&#039;s looking sideways also with some wear to draw a comparison.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1233183[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1233184[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1233185[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1233186[/ATTACH]</p><p>Now all of these are from Italy or Sicily, so a loose comparison has to be made since my coin was minted a couple thousand miles away from these.</p><p><br /></p><p>My coin is different for a few reasons, but mainly because is is an Indian humped bull with long horns.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1233189[/ATTACH]</p><p>Antiochus I Soter</p><p>Mint: Ai Khanoum</p><p>281 to 261 BC</p><p>Obvs: Beardless head of Heracles right wearing lion skin headdress.</p><p>Revs: BAΣIΛEΩΣ above ANTIOXOY below, man faced bull or humped bull walking right?</p><p>AE 17mm, 4.79g</p><p><br /></p><p>Normally this coin would be cataloged as SC 441.1. This coin is also 40% heavier than average and a full 20% heavier than the heaviest example. I know less about mfb&#039;s, but I know alot about Seleucid coins and I&#039;ve never seen a bull like this. Here is what you would typically see.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1233207[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1233208[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1233202[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Now I compare my coin more towards the squarish beards vs. the roundish ones found on some mfb&#039;s. If it is truly a new Seleucid mfb type, I would expect it to look at least a little different than types found in europa.</p><p><br /></p><p>Please find your way to the poll and tell me what you think.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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