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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Tejas, post: 8145014, member: 84905&quot;]I read somewhere (can&#039;t locate the source) that the often made claim that the artistry of the die engravers deteriorated at the end of the 3rd century is wrong. Instead, the old naturalistic form of pictoral expression was replaced by a new one.</p><p><br /></p><p>This new pictoral expression sought to emphasize 1) unity of the tetrachs, by making them appear very similar, but with certain stylized differences and 2) certain character traits, which showed the mature, energetic and determined nature of the tetrachy (in comparison especially to the coin portraits of the preceeding dynasty of Carus).</p><p><br /></p><p>The portrait on the above follis examplifies the new style very well, in my view.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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