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<p>[QUOTE="TIF, post: 5382585, member: 56859"]The poll results are as expected, although I might've thought Hellenistic would edge out classical Greek, if only because the Hellenistic coins are more abundant/attainable/accessible.</p><p><br /></p><p>Because provincials are my main area, the obverse (usually a portrait) is almost not even a factor when deciding whether to buy a particular coin. I do however have a number of coins with beautiful portraits and that was a big part of their appeal.</p><p><br /></p><p>Some of my more artistic portraits:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cointalk.com%2Fproxy.php%3Fimage%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.cointalk.com%252Fproxy.php%253Fimage%253Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.cointalk.com%25252Fproxy.php%25253Fimage%25253Dhttps%2525253A%2525252F%2525252Fwww.cointalk.com%2525252Fproxy.php%2525253Fimage%2525253Dhttps%252525253A%252525252F%252525252Fstatic.wixstatic.com%252525252Fmedia%252525252Fae43f8_14f8b1f0dff14427a8ed38e60769bc9b.jpg%252525252Fv1%252525252Ffill%252525252Fw_1000%252525252Ch_625%252525252Cal_c%252525252Cq_90%252525252Fae43f8_14f8b1f0dff14427a8ed38e60769bc9b.jpg%25252526hash%2525253D58f9317217bbda869f6472d508076eb6%252526hash%25253D974082f0419838526c8f2940a8591741%2526hash%253Da4c3346953e4d5122a1f288e11c424e5%26hash%3D544abdee698336b070962154591b3d5d&hash=95464df68796de26428428c7f78782d7" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>KINGS OF MACEDON, Philip II. 356-336 BCE</b></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.wixstatic.com%2Fmedia%2Fae43f8_4d173c7a9a1647188462acab0530f434%7Emv2.jpg%2Fv1%2Ffill%2Fw_1000%2Ch_625%2Cal_c%2Cq_90%2Fae43f8_4d173c7a9a1647188462acab0530f434%7Emv2.jpg&hash=c36054d532d223c33b1e061359bd00e7" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>EGYPT. Ptolemy I Soter</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/corinthstater-chimaera-reflection-jpg.454729/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>CORINTHIA, Corinth</b></p><p>circa 375-300 BCE</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cointalk.com%2Fproxy.php%3Fimage%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.cointalk.com%252Fproxy.php%253Fimage%253Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fstatic.wixstatic.com%25252Fmedia%25252Fae43f8_7b2de20fa2f9493b92586ff830e4c774.jpg%25252Fv1%25252Ffill%25252Fw_1000%25252Ch_625%25252Cal_c%25252Cq_90%25252Fae43f8_7b2de20fa2f9493b92586ff830e4c774.jpg%2526hash%253D8fcd1894533ec93630413e836bfc6cc5%26hash%3D7dea61ccb90f0498bca9d71f14fb7660&hash=234ee9318968e225ff518172658f3e25" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>SICILY, Syracuse. Agathokles</b></p><p>struck 310-305 BCE</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/entellatetrt-ed-jpg.631584/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>SICILY, Entella. Punic issues</b></p><p>c. 300-289 BCE; AR tetradrachm, 24 mm, 16.8 gm, 12h)</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/eumenestetreshoot2-rt_edited2-jpg.1038850/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>KINGS of PERGAMON, Eumenes I</b></p><p>263-241 BCE</p><p><br /></p><p>Here's an unassuming little bronze with a thoroughly charming portrait:</p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cointalk.com%2Fproxy.php%3Fimage%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.cointalk.com%252Fproxy.php%253Fimage%253Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fstatic.wixstatic.com%25252Fmedia%25252Fae43f8_b951978245b64425a71013018a99516d.jpg%25252Fv1%25252Ffill%25252Fw_850%25252Ch_436%25252Cal_c%25252Cq_90%25252Fae43f8_b951978245b64425a71013018a99516d.jpg%2526hash%253Db9f62059115bb22f55327542b4b324b3%26hash%3Deb89347ad6258907edcaa9fec7a47ee8&hash=33f169b317dea775f7e7eb81c2117594" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Sicily, Syracuse. Dionysios I</b></p><p>c. 390 BCE</p><p><br /></p><p>I don't find the average Roman Republic portraits to be particularly artistic but there are exceptions. Here's one I think is relatively artistic but it's still pretty lo-fi compared to classical, Hellenistic, and certain Roman Imperial periods:</p><p><br /></p><p><i><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/frugi-mercury-cr418-2b-rted-jpg.505197/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></i></p><p><b>ROMAN REPUBLIC, M. Piso M.f. Frugi</b></p><p>58 BCE (redated from Crawford's 61 BCE by Hersh and Walker, 1984)</p><p><br /></p><p>Roman provincials aren't known for their portraiture but here's a nice one:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cointalk.com%2Fproxy.php%3Fimage%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.cointalk.com%252Fproxy.php%253Fimage%253Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fstatic.wixstatic.com%25252Fmedia%25252Fae43f8_e743d9d8f61f48489e954c0aafef75fe.jpg%25252Fv1%25252Ffill%25252Fw_1000%25252Ch_625%25252Cal_c%25252Cq_90%25252Fae43f8_e743d9d8f61f48489e954c0aafef75fe.jpg%2526hash%253Df65ec5893e2ea2fec9238bf6b55b1131%26hash%3D7e5db8a5d9ad04f388feba46edbccdbe&hash=566fa30fa93326ef53681e78b179596d" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>EGYPT, Alexandria. Severus Alexander</b></p><p>year 12, 232/3 CE</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I don't have a lot of Imperial coins but these have rather nice portraits:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/trajancolumndenarius-rt-jpg.574860/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Trajan</b></p><p>Rome mint, 114-115 CE</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/lucillapudicitiadenariusreshoot-rt-jpg.725889/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Lucilla</b></p><p>163-169 CE, wife of Lucius Verus[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TIF, post: 5382585, member: 56859"]The poll results are as expected, although I might've thought Hellenistic would edge out classical Greek, if only because the Hellenistic coins are more abundant/attainable/accessible. Because provincials are my main area, the obverse (usually a portrait) is almost not even a factor when deciding whether to buy a particular coin. I do however have a number of coins with beautiful portraits and that was a big part of their appeal. Some of my more artistic portraits: [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cointalk.com%2Fproxy.php%3Fimage%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.cointalk.com%252Fproxy.php%253Fimage%253Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.cointalk.com%25252Fproxy.php%25253Fimage%25253Dhttps%2525253A%2525252F%2525252Fwww.cointalk.com%2525252Fproxy.php%2525253Fimage%2525253Dhttps%252525253A%252525252F%252525252Fstatic.wixstatic.com%252525252Fmedia%252525252Fae43f8_14f8b1f0dff14427a8ed38e60769bc9b.jpg%252525252Fv1%252525252Ffill%252525252Fw_1000%252525252Ch_625%252525252Cal_c%252525252Cq_90%252525252Fae43f8_14f8b1f0dff14427a8ed38e60769bc9b.jpg%25252526hash%2525253D58f9317217bbda869f6472d508076eb6%252526hash%25253D974082f0419838526c8f2940a8591741%2526hash%253Da4c3346953e4d5122a1f288e11c424e5%26hash%3D544abdee698336b070962154591b3d5d&hash=95464df68796de26428428c7f78782d7[/IMG] [B]KINGS OF MACEDON, Philip II. 356-336 BCE[/B] [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.wixstatic.com%2Fmedia%2Fae43f8_4d173c7a9a1647188462acab0530f434%7Emv2.jpg%2Fv1%2Ffill%2Fw_1000%2Ch_625%2Cal_c%2Cq_90%2Fae43f8_4d173c7a9a1647188462acab0530f434%7Emv2.jpg&hash=c36054d532d223c33b1e061359bd00e7[/IMG] [B]EGYPT. Ptolemy I Soter [/B] [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/corinthstater-chimaera-reflection-jpg.454729/[/IMG] [B]CORINTHIA, Corinth[/B] circa 375-300 BCE [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cointalk.com%2Fproxy.php%3Fimage%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.cointalk.com%252Fproxy.php%253Fimage%253Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fstatic.wixstatic.com%25252Fmedia%25252Fae43f8_7b2de20fa2f9493b92586ff830e4c774.jpg%25252Fv1%25252Ffill%25252Fw_1000%25252Ch_625%25252Cal_c%25252Cq_90%25252Fae43f8_7b2de20fa2f9493b92586ff830e4c774.jpg%2526hash%253D8fcd1894533ec93630413e836bfc6cc5%26hash%3D7dea61ccb90f0498bca9d71f14fb7660&hash=234ee9318968e225ff518172658f3e25[/IMG] [B]SICILY, Syracuse. Agathokles[/B] struck 310-305 BCE [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/entellatetrt-ed-jpg.631584/[/IMG] [B]SICILY, Entella. Punic issues[/B] c. 300-289 BCE; AR tetradrachm, 24 mm, 16.8 gm, 12h) [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/eumenestetreshoot2-rt_edited2-jpg.1038850/[/IMG] [B]KINGS of PERGAMON, Eumenes I[/B] 263-241 BCE Here's an unassuming little bronze with a thoroughly charming portrait: [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cointalk.com%2Fproxy.php%3Fimage%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.cointalk.com%252Fproxy.php%253Fimage%253Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fstatic.wixstatic.com%25252Fmedia%25252Fae43f8_b951978245b64425a71013018a99516d.jpg%25252Fv1%25252Ffill%25252Fw_850%25252Ch_436%25252Cal_c%25252Cq_90%25252Fae43f8_b951978245b64425a71013018a99516d.jpg%2526hash%253Db9f62059115bb22f55327542b4b324b3%26hash%3Deb89347ad6258907edcaa9fec7a47ee8&hash=33f169b317dea775f7e7eb81c2117594[/IMG] [B]Sicily, Syracuse. Dionysios I[/B] c. 390 BCE I don't find the average Roman Republic portraits to be particularly artistic but there are exceptions. Here's one I think is relatively artistic but it's still pretty lo-fi compared to classical, Hellenistic, and certain Roman Imperial periods: [I][IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/frugi-mercury-cr418-2b-rted-jpg.505197/[/IMG][/I] [B]ROMAN REPUBLIC, M. Piso M.f. Frugi[/B] 58 BCE (redated from Crawford's 61 BCE by Hersh and Walker, 1984) Roman provincials aren't known for their portraiture but here's a nice one: [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cointalk.com%2Fproxy.php%3Fimage%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.cointalk.com%252Fproxy.php%253Fimage%253Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fstatic.wixstatic.com%25252Fmedia%25252Fae43f8_e743d9d8f61f48489e954c0aafef75fe.jpg%25252Fv1%25252Ffill%25252Fw_1000%25252Ch_625%25252Cal_c%25252Cq_90%25252Fae43f8_e743d9d8f61f48489e954c0aafef75fe.jpg%2526hash%253Df65ec5893e2ea2fec9238bf6b55b1131%26hash%3D7e5db8a5d9ad04f388feba46edbccdbe&hash=566fa30fa93326ef53681e78b179596d[/IMG] [B]EGYPT, Alexandria. Severus Alexander[/B] year 12, 232/3 CE I don't have a lot of Imperial coins but these have rather nice portraits: [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/trajancolumndenarius-rt-jpg.574860/[/IMG] [B]Trajan[/B] Rome mint, 114-115 CE [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/lucillapudicitiadenariusreshoot-rt-jpg.725889/[/IMG] [B]Lucilla[/B] 163-169 CE, wife of Lucius Verus[/QUOTE]
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