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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 1800306, member: 56859&quot;]Not sure I understand.&nbsp; Here is the coin rotated 90 degrees each direction, don&#039;t see how that works...</p><p>[ATTACH=full]292239[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Hey, the one on the right now looks like a dog&#039;s head.&nbsp; Maybe the reverse description is supposed to be &quot;Man&#039;s Best Friend&quot;&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie12" alt="o_O" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The helmet does look very strange, nothing like the Corinthian helmets seen on so many other coins/statues/relics.&nbsp; Here&#039;s a somewhat similar helmet pic I found online, PS&#039;d out part of the faceplate to make it look a little more like the coin.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]292240[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>And the wildwinds entry for this type, with an even stranger helmet (they call it a &#039;crestless open Corinthian helmet&#039;)</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://wildwinds.com/coins/greece/sicily/himera/Weber_1355.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s a version of the coin from CNG archives, looking more like the type we&#039;re used to seeing (with faceplate), facing left:</p><p><img src="http://cngcoins.com/photos/small/3110428.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>And another version from CNG archives, with helmet more like my coin (the description just says &quot;helmet&quot;):</p><p><img src="http://cngcoins.com/photos/small/2180063.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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