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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;robinjojo, post: 8009290, member: 110226&quot;]Actually, though, if you look at the artistic style used in the sixth century BC in Athens, and elsewhere, you would see that this use of the exaggerated nose, profile eye (with or without a pupil) lack of a forehead, small lips and chin appear on pottery and frescos of the time.&nbsp; This style can be seen on the dust jacket of the book in the OP.&nbsp; Also as shown below on this vase from the Met collection:</p><p><br /></p><p>Terracotta Panathenaic prize amphora, ca. 530 B.C.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1389572[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>When it came to producing the dies for the obols, drachms, didrachms, tetradrachms and other denomination, the die cutting skills varied greatly and usually towards little refinement and downright crudeness.&nbsp; That, coupled with problematic flans, metal quality and careless minting contribute to the rough nature of many of these coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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