We're all agreed that most show the veil. I dispute that the weird looking ones are hair. I think they're all veil Ah, my apologies, I had...
Haha, very good @ominus1. If I could flip it round, why do you believe it is hair? Why did they cut hair looking like this in this one issue? Can...
Sorry @DonnaML, let me clarify. I think Harlan here is following RBW. I see the argument that it is hair but don't believe it is hair. I think it...
Absolutely. To me too. But I don't think it can be. I'd argue that the burden of proof lies in evidencing the abnormal rather than the expected,...
I have recently acquired a fairly battered but nonetheless, I hope, a fairly interesting denarius of L. Cassius Longinus, younger brother of the...
I can't say I agree with your assessment of Roman art over Greek art :p But what better response could there be than a typically Roman style...
A personal favourite of mine. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
With my art-historical hat on, I'd say that Nero wouldn't have suffered these coins to be disseminated unless he (or his court etc) approved the...
My contributions are not terribly green but I like them. [ATTACH][ATTACH] [ATTACH][ATTACH]
Ahhh I see. Thanks, that's fascinating. That's a fine line they didn't cross, then, so to speak. And functionally to a Roman viewer, the face is...
Excellent coin Ryro, jealous. I'm genuinely surprised by the mutilation of the faces of deities, given how squeamish Romans were about the...
I'm very excited to see your example of al marco adjustment on your denarius of L. Aemilius Lepidus Paullus, Marsyas Mike, because I believe I...
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