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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 1866458, member: 19463"]I agree there is no cornucopia. Now I need to find other coins of this die to see what is going on. Worn? Tooled??? </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Correct. CNG called their drachm a hemidrachm but I thought someone would pick up on my coin at just under 13g. being a hemidrachm rather than a drachm as advertised. It struck me as small when I opened the package and more so when I got out my Hadrian drachm. I suppose 'small' is not what you usually call a 28-29mm coin but drachms are usually in the low 30's and thicker. I did not pick up on it from a photo because the coins look a lot alike when both are blown up to the size of a saucer. In hand, the difference is more obvious. </p><p><br /></p><p>Hemidrachms are harder to find online so the chance of finding my die match is lower. Emmett lists the drachm as rarity 1 common but the hemi is a 3 (scarce). One thing you notice looking over Emmett is how many coins are listed as 5 (rarest).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 1866458, member: 19463"]I agree there is no cornucopia. Now I need to find other coins of this die to see what is going on. Worn? Tooled??? Correct. CNG called their drachm a hemidrachm but I thought someone would pick up on my coin at just under 13g. being a hemidrachm rather than a drachm as advertised. It struck me as small when I opened the package and more so when I got out my Hadrian drachm. I suppose 'small' is not what you usually call a 28-29mm coin but drachms are usually in the low 30's and thicker. I did not pick up on it from a photo because the coins look a lot alike when both are blown up to the size of a saucer. In hand, the difference is more obvious. Hemidrachms are harder to find online so the chance of finding my die match is lower. Emmett lists the drachm as rarity 1 common but the hemi is a 3 (scarce). One thing you notice looking over Emmett is how many coins are listed as 5 (rarest).[/QUOTE]
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