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<p>[QUOTE="cmezner, post: 6654437, member: 87809"]My Thasian, which I attributed based on the hair curls falling on the neck, don't know if that is something to take into account. I think the "real" ones have longer curls like the one of Curtisimo.</p><p><br /></p><p>33 x 34 mm, 16.701 g</p><p>Thasos, 168/167 - 148 BC, Hellenistic Period</p><p>SNG Copenhagen 1039; Göbl OTA Class I; SG-1759; BMC 72; Le Rider, Thasiennes 51; HGC 6, 359; Prokopov, Silberprägung, Group X, 483; SNG Delepierre 839; Thasos CN_6163 in: Corpus Nummorum</p><p><br /></p><p>Ob.: Wreathed head of young Dionysus, r. wearing taenia and ivy wreath with five leaves and two fruits. Hair dress rolled and with two curls falling on his back.</p><p>Rev.: HΡAKΛEOYΣ ΣΩTHΡOΣ ΘAΣIΩN, nude, wreathed Herakles standing l., left knee bent, holding club and lion skin draped over left arm; M in inner left field</p><p><br /></p><p>as you can see, the line where Herakles is standing is completely skewed, oh mei <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]1268908[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1268909[/ATTACH]</p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="cmezner, post: 6654437, member: 87809"]My Thasian, which I attributed based on the hair curls falling on the neck, don't know if that is something to take into account. I think the "real" ones have longer curls like the one of Curtisimo. 33 x 34 mm, 16.701 g Thasos, 168/167 - 148 BC, Hellenistic Period SNG Copenhagen 1039; Göbl OTA Class I; SG-1759; BMC 72; Le Rider, Thasiennes 51; HGC 6, 359; Prokopov, Silberprägung, Group X, 483; SNG Delepierre 839; Thasos CN_6163 in: Corpus Nummorum Ob.: Wreathed head of young Dionysus, r. wearing taenia and ivy wreath with five leaves and two fruits. Hair dress rolled and with two curls falling on his back. Rev.: HΡAKΛEOYΣ ΣΩTHΡOΣ ΘAΣIΩN, nude, wreathed Herakles standing l., left knee bent, holding club and lion skin draped over left arm; M in inner left field as you can see, the line where Herakles is standing is completely skewed, oh mei :( [CENTER][ATTACH=full]1268908[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1268909[/ATTACH][/CENTER][/QUOTE]
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