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dougsmit:
We always hear about the faults in the Greek legends of Parthian coins but I can not remember seeing any Greek or Roman coin that had more detail in the letters than I see on this drachm of Sinatrukes.  I wonder just how common this is.  I do not have many high grade Parthian coins and such small details are not easily seen in ordinary whole coin photos.  I ask those with Parthian coins in high grade check your coins under magnification and report if this is standard for this period.  The enlarged section is the  :Greek_Beta: :Greek_Alpha: :GreeK_Sigma: from the upper left corner of the reverse.  The B is particularly interesting being constructed by three dots, a solid straight line and curves made of curved hash marks.  Letters on the coin that were a bit flatly struck look more normally constructed. 

If anyone sees similar engraving details on their coins, please post (preferably with photos). Our coins an reward looking closely with little surprises.

Akropolis:
Amazing photography!
PeteB

Jay GT4:
I wonder if there is a significance.  Never noticed anything like it.

n.igma:
A possibility to consider .... https://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/displayimage.php?pos=-3674
                                   https://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/displayimage.php?pos=-3676
                                        https://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/displayimage.php?pos=-5924
                                        https://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/displayimage.php?pos=-6032

Also the dots outlining the letters look unusually conical in form coming as they do to a point, rather than being hemispherical.

Molinari:
I thought the marks on the fake report examples were indications of forgery because they were so regular and consistent, very much unlike Doug’s.  

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