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<p>[QUOTE="+VGO.DVCKS, post: 7603140, member: 110504"]Resurrecting this thread for the drachm of Varahran /Bahram that I wound up with. ...Thanks both to [USER=81887]@Parthicus[/USER]'s terrific writeup, and coaching from the numismatist (<u>The Celator</u> etc.), Alan DeShazo. ...Now I'm wanting one of his dad.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1309093[/ATTACH]</p><p>...I like how the reigns are distinguished in part by the style of the crown. It's as if these folks, bouncing off of the stylization in portraiture that was rampant in late Roman, effectively gave up on realistic depictions, and hit on this feature as an alternative. The innovation is pretty impressive on its own merits.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="+VGO.DVCKS, post: 7603140, member: 110504"]Resurrecting this thread for the drachm of Varahran /Bahram that I wound up with. ...Thanks both to [USER=81887]@Parthicus[/USER]'s terrific writeup, and coaching from the numismatist ([U]The Celator[/U] etc.), Alan DeShazo. ...Now I'm wanting one of his dad. [ATTACH=full]1309093[/ATTACH] ...I like how the reigns are distinguished in part by the style of the crown. It's as if these folks, bouncing off of the stylization in portraiture that was rampant in late Roman, effectively gave up on realistic depictions, and hit on this feature as an alternative. The innovation is pretty impressive on its own merits.[/QUOTE]
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