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YHD 12
Hemiobol with lily/falcon (TJC 15 & 15a)
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67 specimens listed
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THE 3 BEST SPECIMENS
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1. Obverse dies
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Die O1
Connected to R1
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.Connected to R2
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Die O2: Crude style
Connected to R3
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2. Reverse dies
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Die R1
Connected to O1
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As shown on the left picture, this reverse die (H427-R1) is the same one as H429 - R3! (go to the H429 page and scroll down to "Die R3" to see all the other specimens). Note that if the coins struck by H429-R3 coins are showing an almost immaculate head of king on their obverse side (the left picture is a good example), their reverse side is much more corrupted (the left specimen also seems to present a die break). It could be explained as follow: The reverse die with falcon were firstly used to strike H427. Then later, this die which begun to be worn, has been re-used in association with the "head of king" obverse die for striking a part of the H429 coinage................. ... ... ... ... ....
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This reverse die (H427-R1) is also the same one as on the following - and extremely rare - specimen bearing a helmet on obverse (left picture). See the complete article by Prof. Deutsch here.
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Die R2
Connected to O1
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Die R3: Imitation of R2 (but not crude)
Connected to O2
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The following specimens might be crude issues. They might be fakes too:
