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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Sulla80, post: 8242733, member: 99456&quot;]Any time we have a subjective assessment like &quot;spooky&quot;, it opens the door to subjective responses.&nbsp; This is probably a stretch from &quot;Spooky Imagery&quot;, but I will take advantage of the subjectivity - here&#039;s a spooky, gaunt portrait of Septimius Severus rising from or dissolving into the fabric of this dark coin that is &quot;sinister or ghostly in a way that causes fear and unease&quot; or like a Rorschach test reveals the inner workings of the viewer&#039;s mind.&nbsp; The obverse complemented by the hauntingly beautiful portrait of Tyche of Heliopolis or a turreted Fortuna, poignant and evocative.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1451045[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Syria, Coele-Syria, Heliopolis</b>, Septimius Severus, 193-211 AD, Æ 25mm</p><p><b>Obv:</b> [IMP L S]-EV PERT AVG, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right</p><p><b>Rev:</b> COL HEL, bust of Tyche of Heliopolis left, wearing veil and turreted headdress; behind, palm-branch and cornucopiae</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Next: </b>more coins from the &quot;hauntingly beautiful&quot; category[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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