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Ratto, Arichis II

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Flav V:
Hello,

The auction house NAC says this coin is the Ratto sale's 1930 n°2394 but i observe minor differences. The photos can create some illusions for the same coin but for example the letter R of VICTIRA is not with the same leg as the copy from the book (reprint 1974)
Your opinon?

another thing, do you have any trace of modern photos for Ratto coins?

Dominic T:
I believe it is the same coin. Don’t forget Flav, plaster casts have long been used in numismatic catalogs; it’s possible it is the case here.
DT

Flav V:

--- Quote from: Dominic T on July 15, 2022, 07:18:58 am ---I believe it is the same coin. Don’t forget Flav, plaster casts have long been used in numismatic catalogs; it’s possible it is the case here.
DT

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It make boring when we work on coins and are just looking at a plaster cast... Working on specific little elements for example, that appear distorded on cast.

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