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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 1748895, member: 19463&quot;]Steve&#039;s is an early with the maiden gesturing with a crab claw like hand.&nbsp; Mine is later showing her with an arm wrapped behind the satyr.&nbsp; </p><p>[ATTACH=full]274625[/ATTACH]</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>There is also an intermediate much like the first but her hand is more human:</p><p><a href="http://www.acsearch.info/record.html?id=654690" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.acsearch.info/record.html?id=654690" rel="nofollow">http://www.acsearch.info/record.html?id=654690</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>There are probably minor variations available for study for most ancients if we look closely enough.&nbsp; Most collectors never specialize to the point that they feel the need to have each variationbut I&#039;m sure Steve will search out the detailed hand variation which I don&#039;t have&nbsp; showing a distinct thumb making it look like she was thumbing her nose at the satyr.&nbsp; That should start a study of ancient hand gestures so we can learn if she was happy or sad about the events depicted on these coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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