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<p>[QUOTE="Terence Cheesman, post: 4965752, member: 86498"]The portraits of the Seleukid kings are the bridge between the portraits of Alexander the Great and the Romans. In my mind this is one of the more sucessful Seleukid portraits. Perhaps not a technically perfect but the composition is wonderful. The treatment of truncation of the neck is what gives this image its power and its grace. Demetrios I Soter Ar Tetradrachm Antioch SC 164 155-154 BC Obv Head right diademed Rv Tyche seated left. (I will say that the image of Tyche is less than inspiring) 16.81 grms 26 mm Photo by W. Hansen[ATTACH=full]1193513[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Terence Cheesman, post: 4965752, member: 86498"]The portraits of the Seleukid kings are the bridge between the portraits of Alexander the Great and the Romans. In my mind this is one of the more sucessful Seleukid portraits. Perhaps not a technically perfect but the composition is wonderful. The treatment of truncation of the neck is what gives this image its power and its grace. Demetrios I Soter Ar Tetradrachm Antioch SC 164 155-154 BC Obv Head right diademed Rv Tyche seated left. (I will say that the image of Tyche is less than inspiring) 16.81 grms 26 mm Photo by W. Hansen[ATTACH=full]1193513[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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