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<p>[QUOTE="TIF, post: 2999898, member: 56859"]Watching these artists work is mesmerizing! I'm not sure about the end results but their models are certainly lifelike. Watch the video and see what you think. I wish they'd done Septimius Severus.</p><p><br /></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]PkYkuRHVD7g[/MEDIA]</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are some screen caps of a few figures. Domna looks recognizable. Hadrian and Marcus Aurelius... hmm.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]742098[/ATTACH]</p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/domnafecunditasreshoot-rt-jpg.533804/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/second-chances-julia-domna-four-seasons-denarius.283396/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/second-chances-julia-domna-four-seasons-denarius.283396/">Julia Domna denarius, Fecunditas/Tellus and the Four Seasons</a></p><p>My coin's portrait is not the most artistic of Domna. There are other coins which truly resemble the sculpture shown in the video.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]742099[/ATTACH]</p><p>Hadrian's sculpture doesn't seem as believable, at least to me. The nose, jaw, cheeks and hair (guess that's everything!) just don't seem right. You can see more angles of it in the video. What do you think?</p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/hadrianafricadenarius-rt-jpg.556670/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Hadrian "Travel Series" denarius; Africa</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]742104[/ATTACH]</p><p>This Marcus Aurelius doesn't seem quite right either, although if his coins are accurate his looks changed considerably over the years. His face takes on a pinched and bug-eyed look in his later years. The video shows profile shots so you can compare to the coins more easily.</p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/dattari-marcusaureliusuraeusdiobol-rt-jpg.738206/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Marcus Aurelius diobol; uraeus. Alexandria, regnal year 12. Ex Dattari Collection[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TIF, post: 2999898, member: 56859"]Watching these artists work is mesmerizing! I'm not sure about the end results but their models are certainly lifelike. Watch the video and see what you think. I wish they'd done Septimius Severus. [MEDIA=youtube]PkYkuRHVD7g[/MEDIA] Here are some screen caps of a few figures. Domna looks recognizable. Hadrian and Marcus Aurelius... hmm. [ATTACH=full]742098[/ATTACH] [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/domnafecunditasreshoot-rt-jpg.533804/[/IMG] [URL='https://www.cointalk.com/threads/second-chances-julia-domna-four-seasons-denarius.283396/']Julia Domna denarius, Fecunditas/Tellus and the Four Seasons[/URL] My coin's portrait is not the most artistic of Domna. There are other coins which truly resemble the sculpture shown in the video. [ATTACH=full]742099[/ATTACH] Hadrian's sculpture doesn't seem as believable, at least to me. The nose, jaw, cheeks and hair (guess that's everything!) just don't seem right. You can see more angles of it in the video. What do you think? [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/hadrianafricadenarius-rt-jpg.556670/[/IMG] Hadrian "Travel Series" denarius; Africa [ATTACH=full]742104[/ATTACH] This Marcus Aurelius doesn't seem quite right either, although if his coins are accurate his looks changed considerably over the years. His face takes on a pinched and bug-eyed look in his later years. The video shows profile shots so you can compare to the coins more easily. [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/dattari-marcusaureliusuraeusdiobol-rt-jpg.738206/[/IMG] Marcus Aurelius diobol; uraeus. Alexandria, regnal year 12. Ex Dattari Collection[/QUOTE]
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