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<p>[QUOTE="Theodosius, post: 3923053, member: 77077"]Joe,</p><p><br /></p><p>An amazing set of coins, good work finding all those, and thanks for sharing your collection with us.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have always liked the reverse of the Katane drachm. The portrait of the young river god surrounded by various water creatures has always seemed just right. The obverse is very well engraved too. The placement of the chariot wheel seems geometrically impossible unless the engraver was trying to show that the chariot was turning at that moment. I think Nike is crowning the charioteer as they cross the finish line and win the race, but I can't remember if a chariot race ends at one of the turning posts or in the middle of the straight? Either way, it is an awesome obverse die.</p><p><br /></p><p>John[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Theodosius, post: 3923053, member: 77077"]Joe, An amazing set of coins, good work finding all those, and thanks for sharing your collection with us. I have always liked the reverse of the Katane drachm. The portrait of the young river god surrounded by various water creatures has always seemed just right. The obverse is very well engraved too. The placement of the chariot wheel seems geometrically impossible unless the engraver was trying to show that the chariot was turning at that moment. I think Nike is crowning the charioteer as they cross the finish line and win the race, but I can't remember if a chariot race ends at one of the turning posts or in the middle of the straight? Either way, it is an awesome obverse die. John[/QUOTE]
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