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<p>[QUOTE="robinjojo, post: 7750089, member: 110226"]Interesting coin! I've always found reverses with four elephants drawing a biga odd, stylistically, since the elephants need to be drastically downsized to pigmy range, or smaller, in order to fit them into the design. But, I guess, its the symbolism that counts in this case.</p><p><br /></p><p>Practically speaking, elephants would make terrible draft animals since 1) they are highly intelligent animals and they would greatly resent, I think, being tied to a biga; 2) the harnesses would be enormous and the view ahead totally obstructed; and 3) imagine the indignity and mess that one would experience if one or more elephants decide to relieve themselves while undertaking such an onerous task, in their view. I'm not sure if there were rain coats available back then.</p><p><br /></p><p>Those tiny greens spots seem to be benign. You can try the distilled water bath, but these green deposits can be quite stubborn, so if they persist, it would probably best to leave well enough alone. They don't seem to be at all distracting.</p><p><br /></p><p>Alas, no elephants here attached to a wheeled means of conveyance. Actually, no elephants whatsoever. I do have a mule, though.</p><p><br /></p><p>Messana, 480-460 BCE</p><p>Tetradrachm</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1326918[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="robinjojo, post: 7750089, member: 110226"]Interesting coin! I've always found reverses with four elephants drawing a biga odd, stylistically, since the elephants need to be drastically downsized to pigmy range, or smaller, in order to fit them into the design. But, I guess, its the symbolism that counts in this case. Practically speaking, elephants would make terrible draft animals since 1) they are highly intelligent animals and they would greatly resent, I think, being tied to a biga; 2) the harnesses would be enormous and the view ahead totally obstructed; and 3) imagine the indignity and mess that one would experience if one or more elephants decide to relieve themselves while undertaking such an onerous task, in their view. I'm not sure if there were rain coats available back then. Those tiny greens spots seem to be benign. You can try the distilled water bath, but these green deposits can be quite stubborn, so if they persist, it would probably best to leave well enough alone. They don't seem to be at all distracting. Alas, no elephants here attached to a wheeled means of conveyance. Actually, no elephants whatsoever. I do have a mule, though. Messana, 480-460 BCE Tetradrachm [ATTACH=full]1326918[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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