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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 1708414, member: 19463&quot;]I have long loved this type but it is not an easy coin to find in every way what I want.&nbsp; Bing mentioned that I upgraded but the new one (below) is far from what I&#039;d wish.&nbsp; The Chimera has important characteristics including the tail with a snake which is usually off flan on coins with well detailed lion heads and goats on the back.&nbsp;&nbsp; The coins are common and not hard to find even more worn or more poorly centered than the ones shown here.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]262190.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>...and yes, I wish I had a stater like Steve&#039;s.&nbsp; My big wish would be a coin of any denomination with head details on the snake tail.&nbsp; I have never seen this on a hemidrachm or drachm but they exist on the staters:</p><p><a href="http://www.acsearch.info/record.html?id=571345" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.acsearch.info/record.html?id=571345" rel="nofollow">http://www.acsearch.info/record.html?id=571345</a></p><p><br /></p><p>For those building the set, there is also an obol (below - 1/3 of the hemidrachm) with the dove on both sides but no mini-Chimera as far as I know.&nbsp; I do not own a drachm either (1/3 of Steve&#039;s coin) but have not seen them well detailed either.&nbsp; All these seem to have circulated a lot an are found with good old fashioned natural wear.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]262193.vB[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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