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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;AncientJoe, post: 8115885, member: 44357&quot;]Canvas size is certainly a significant limiting factor but the broader complication is facing vs portrait. This drachm is a relatively early (~380BC) facing portrait, especially outside of a few superb dies from Syracuse. (It&#039;s also possibly the only facing portrait attempted in Leukas, although I&#039;d need to check references and don&#039;t have them on-hand at the moment)</p><p><br /></p><p>BCD had an interesting observation when this coin was sold as part of his collection: &quot;Why is it that &quot;beauty&quot; in late classical times never wears a smile? Perhaps in the art of these days a grin was considered unnecessary, even inappropriate. Is it the blend of sadness and charm, so characteristic of the period, what makes this coin so desirable?&quot;[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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