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What is this trachy?
« on: April 18, 2010, 04:24:33 pm »
Hello! Please, what is this trachy very strange? Thank you.

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Re: What is this trachy?
« Reply #1 on: April 19, 2010, 10:59:44 am »
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Re: What is this trachy?
« Reply #2 on: April 19, 2010, 11:30:38 am »
Thanks. But convex face seems to me very different!

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Re: What is this trachy?
« Reply #3 on: April 20, 2010, 12:43:00 am »
Yes, it looks a little odd, but it is a small type overstruck on a cut down large module type, which is confusing the picture. I think I can see the medallion of Christ held by the Virgin, with part of the original obverse above.

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Re: What is this trachy?
« Reply #4 on: April 20, 2010, 06:05:10 pm »
Thank you!  :)

 

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