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<p>[QUOTE="Gavin Richardson, post: 2679352, member: 83956"]So I was going through some photos from Jan 2016 and ran across some pix I took in the National Archaeological Museum of Venice, right on the Piazza San Marco. I don't think this museum gets much traffic since most tourists are there to see the Basilica, the Doge's Palace, etc., though entrance to the museum is often included in the price of tickets to other sights.</p><p><br /></p><p>The museum has a nice display of ancient coins and medals. Their display of contorniates especially caught my eye; I don't think I've ever seen a bunch of contorniates gathered in one place. It was interesting to see coin styles I recognized (such as the Constantinopolis commemorative LRB) rendered in large medal form.</p><p><br /></p><p>There's no real point to this thread other than "here's some eye candy." Enjoy.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]598611[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]598612[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]598613[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]598614[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]598615[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Gavin Richardson, post: 2679352, member: 83956"]So I was going through some photos from Jan 2016 and ran across some pix I took in the National Archaeological Museum of Venice, right on the Piazza San Marco. I don't think this museum gets much traffic since most tourists are there to see the Basilica, the Doge's Palace, etc., though entrance to the museum is often included in the price of tickets to other sights. The museum has a nice display of ancient coins and medals. Their display of contorniates especially caught my eye; I don't think I've ever seen a bunch of contorniates gathered in one place. It was interesting to see coin styles I recognized (such as the Constantinopolis commemorative LRB) rendered in large medal form. There's no real point to this thread other than "here's some eye candy." Enjoy. [ATTACH=full]598611[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]598612[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]598613[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]598614[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]598615[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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