THE 3 BEST SPECIMENS
H688 Regular: Obverse dies listed: 3 Total estimated obverse dies: 3-4
H688 Regular: Reverse dies listed: 3 Total estimated reverse dies: 3-4
H688 Varieties: Obverse dies listed: 2 Total estimated obverse dies: 2
H688 Varieties: Reverse dies listed: 2 Total estimated reverse dies: 2
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1. OBVERSE DIES
1.1 H-688 "Regular" obverse dies
1.1.1 Die R-01: A) The middle of the pediment presents a small defect: 
B) No line inside the Ark, only 8 dots: 
C) The letter "Shin" is rounded D) The pediment is larger than the circle of dots on left area.
1.1.2 Die R-02 A) Letter "Shin" is triangular -type 1- (but rounded on the associated reverse die!) B) the right column is not straight C) the top section of the Ark is higher than bottom section
1.1.3 Die R-03: A) The pediment bends forward after the 2nd column: 
B) The letter "Shin" is triangular - type 2- (as on reverse die) C) The Ark is asymmetrical
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1.2 Varieties on H-688 obverse dies
1.2.1 Die V-01: Barbaric obverse die
1.2.2 Die V-02: A bronze specimen! In TJC, Prof Meshorer wrote: "(...) The inscription is a combination of the one on coin (#)218 of year one and of that on coin 229 of the 2nd year (...)"
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2. REVERSE DIES
2.1 H-688 "Regular" reverse dies
2.1.1 Rounded Shin
2.1.1.1 Die R-01r The letter "Shin" is rounded
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2.1.2 Triangular Shin
2.1.2.1 Die R-01r The letter "Shin" is triangular -type 1-
2.1.2.2 Die R-02r The letter "Shin" is triangular -type 2-
2.1.2.3 Die R-03r The letter "Shin" is triangular -type 3-
2.1.2.4 Die R-04r The letter "Shin" is triangular -type 4-
2.1.2.5 Die R-05r The letter "Shin" is triangular -type 5- (see also hereafter)
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2.2 Varieties on H-688 reverse dies
2.2.1 Die V-01r: Barbaric reverse die
2.2.2 Die V-02r: See die V-02 (1.2.2)