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<p>[QUOTE="Ryro, post: 4416503, member: 91461"]I really LOVE the unique artistry the Celt's employed. Though, [USER=44132]@Bing[/USER], I am pretty sure your reverse was inspired by everyone's favorite friendly ghost (or vice versa)!</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://cdn0.rubylane.com/shops/765494/CAS301.1L.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>WoWiE! [USER=87179]@Chris B[/USER], that is a sensational first Celtic coin<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie16" alt=":artist:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> It seems so abstract, but we know that the artist/celator that created this die knew just what he was portraying in this style and with those designs.</p><p>That first one, [USER=99412]@PeteB[/USER], is the style of Phili II imitation that I have been trying to get for a while, though has remained elusive as the starting prices are usually not so bad and they just jump up come auction time! What do you suppose those 3 dashes, usually across the face of Zeus, represent?<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie12" alt="o_O" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> They often look like little scoops, like the type that are used to take off metal when a coin weighs too much, but here it is clearly the artistic representation of something.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ryro, post: 4416503, member: 91461"]I really LOVE the unique artistry the Celt's employed. Though, [USER=44132]@Bing[/USER], I am pretty sure your reverse was inspired by everyone's favorite friendly ghost (or vice versa)! [IMG]https://cdn0.rubylane.com/shops/765494/CAS301.1L.jpg[/IMG] WoWiE! [USER=87179]@Chris B[/USER], that is a sensational first Celtic coin:artist: It seems so abstract, but we know that the artist/celator that created this die knew just what he was portraying in this style and with those designs. That first one, [USER=99412]@PeteB[/USER], is the style of Phili II imitation that I have been trying to get for a while, though has remained elusive as the starting prices are usually not so bad and they just jump up come auction time! What do you suppose those 3 dashes, usually across the face of Zeus, represent?o_O They often look like little scoops, like the type that are used to take off metal when a coin weighs too much, but here it is clearly the artistic representation of something.[/QUOTE]
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