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<p>[QUOTE="Theodosius, post: 5436481, member: 77077"]Curtis,</p><p><br /></p><p>A really interesting write up, very nice. It is great that you can illustrate your threads with photos you took yourself of ancient art and locations.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is interesting how much Faustina II's portrait looks like her mother's portrait. I think you are correct and the engraver was familiar with Faustina I and just carved another likeness. Once the die was finished they probably did not want to waste it so they went ahead and used it. </p><p><br /></p><p>I have one coin ticket that looks very similar to yours:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1236489[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Aside from the similar capitalizations and colors, look at the 3s and 6s. They could easily have been created by the same person. My coin came from Empire Coins, run by Dennis Kroh. I bought many coins from Dennis, who was very helpful to me as a noob collector, and is a very interesting person. Rumor has it, he played a ninja in some Hollywood martial arts movies. For the curious, here is the coin that came with this ticket:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1236499[/ATTACH]</p><p>Euboea, Chalkis</p><p>AR Drachm, 338-308 BC, 17mm, 3.61g.</p><p>Obverse: Head of nymph right.</p><p>Reverse: X-AΛ, eagle flying right, carrying snake in talons and beak; to right, monogram.</p><p>References: BCD Euboia 140, Sear 2484</p><p>August 30, 1994, Empire Coins, $75</p><p><br /></p><p>John[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Theodosius, post: 5436481, member: 77077"]Curtis, A really interesting write up, very nice. It is great that you can illustrate your threads with photos you took yourself of ancient art and locations. It is interesting how much Faustina II's portrait looks like her mother's portrait. I think you are correct and the engraver was familiar with Faustina I and just carved another likeness. Once the die was finished they probably did not want to waste it so they went ahead and used it. I have one coin ticket that looks very similar to yours: [ATTACH=full]1236489[/ATTACH] Aside from the similar capitalizations and colors, look at the 3s and 6s. They could easily have been created by the same person. My coin came from Empire Coins, run by Dennis Kroh. I bought many coins from Dennis, who was very helpful to me as a noob collector, and is a very interesting person. Rumor has it, he played a ninja in some Hollywood martial arts movies. For the curious, here is the coin that came with this ticket: [ATTACH=full]1236499[/ATTACH] Euboea, Chalkis AR Drachm, 338-308 BC, 17mm, 3.61g. Obverse: Head of nymph right. Reverse: X-AΛ, eagle flying right, carrying snake in talons and beak; to right, monogram. References: BCD Euboia 140, Sear 2484 August 30, 1994, Empire Coins, $75 John[/QUOTE]
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