Hi Jay,
I have another reference for you for your MFB coin:
SNG ANS ---
I looked in
SNG ANS. Your coin is not in it.
SNG ANS 407 is
Sambon 516.
SNG ANS 408 is
Sambon 518.
Sambon 517 is missing from that reference book.
SNG ANS has an almost
complete set of
Neapolis didrachms. For a
Neapolis didrachm to not be in it, it must be quite
rare. Based on what I've seen so far, I'd say that your coin is at least Very
Rare (R2). It may even be Extremely
Rare (R3).
One must also consider that
Nick has no photo on file of this issue for volume #2 of
his MFB reference book. Yours is the first photo he has come across.
To state that you "got lucky" would be the understatement of the century. And this is your first MFB coin!!!
The dealer didn't realize what he
had.
Meepzorp