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Would someone be so kind as to help me pin down the exact attribution on my Pontos/Amisos owl?
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<p>[QUOTE="TIF, post: 2723810, member: 56859"]Dear Lord (read that with whatever inflection you wish <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />),</p><p><br /></p><p>My first stop for attribution questions is CNG's archives. The search function is much better plus I can see the date of sale. CNG's catalogers are good at staying up on the latest scholarship, so I seek out the most recently sold match if there are minor (or major) differences in attribution over time and when conflicting or confusing attributions are found elsewhere.</p><p><br /></p><p>I'd go with whatever CNG calls it. As for the denomination name, so often I think we get too wrapped up in clarifying a name when we don't know what it was called back in the day. That's why giving the metal name, diameter, and weight is a good idea regardless of what name you give it <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TIF, post: 2723810, member: 56859"]Dear Lord (read that with whatever inflection you wish :D), My first stop for attribution questions is CNG's archives. The search function is much better plus I can see the date of sale. CNG's catalogers are good at staying up on the latest scholarship, so I seek out the most recently sold match if there are minor (or major) differences in attribution over time and when conflicting or confusing attributions are found elsewhere. I'd go with whatever CNG calls it. As for the denomination name, so often I think we get too wrapped up in clarifying a name when we don't know what it was called back in the day. That's why giving the metal name, diameter, and weight is a good idea regardless of what name you give it :)[/QUOTE]
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