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<p>[QUOTE="TIF, post: 3759033, member: 56859"]The high relief of many ancient coins-- Greek in particular-- makes them look more like miniature sculptures than coins <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.</p><p><br /></p><p>Aegina staters have dramatic relief:</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.wixstatic.com%2Fmedia%2Fae43f8_ba176498fc414002adb0d8aea1e69825.jpg%2Fv1%2Ffill%2Fw_1000%2Ch_625%2Cal_c%2Cq_90%2Fae43f8_ba176498fc414002adb0d8aea1e69825.jpg&hash=011bc748a82c442fae9c710c44bd390d" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>ISLANDS OFF ATTICA, Aegina</b></p><p>456/45-431 BCE</p><p>AR stater; 20mm, 12.32 g</p><p>Obv: land tortoise, head in profile, with segmented shell</p><p>Rev: large square incuse with skew pattern</p><p>Ref: SNG Delepierre 1774ff; BMC Taf. 24.11</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cointalk.com%2Fproxy.php%3Fimage%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fstatic.wixstatic.com%252Fmedia%252Fae43f8_100138ff30b1492eb3ab35769466e08d.jpg%252Fv1%252Ffill%252Fw_992%252Ch_787%252Cal_c%252Cq_90%252Fae43f8_100138ff30b1492eb3ab35769466e08d.jpg%26hash%3Da1d4840be75cd9081b03f65cde93c309&hash=395061e79a3ac853d526948e4045d4c3" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here's a nice side shot of a coin I haven't otherwise posted (writeup still pending... hoping to have time to do it soon-ish):</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1007371[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TIF, post: 3759033, member: 56859"]The high relief of many ancient coins-- Greek in particular-- makes them look more like miniature sculptures than coins :). Aegina staters have dramatic relief: [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.wixstatic.com%2Fmedia%2Fae43f8_ba176498fc414002adb0d8aea1e69825.jpg%2Fv1%2Ffill%2Fw_1000%2Ch_625%2Cal_c%2Cq_90%2Fae43f8_ba176498fc414002adb0d8aea1e69825.jpg&hash=011bc748a82c442fae9c710c44bd390d[/IMG] [B]ISLANDS OFF ATTICA, Aegina[/B] 456/45-431 BCE AR stater; 20mm, 12.32 g Obv: land tortoise, head in profile, with segmented shell Rev: large square incuse with skew pattern Ref: SNG Delepierre 1774ff; BMC Taf. 24.11 [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cointalk.com%2Fproxy.php%3Fimage%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fstatic.wixstatic.com%252Fmedia%252Fae43f8_100138ff30b1492eb3ab35769466e08d.jpg%252Fv1%252Ffill%252Fw_992%252Ch_787%252Cal_c%252Cq_90%252Fae43f8_100138ff30b1492eb3ab35769466e08d.jpg%26hash%3Da1d4840be75cd9081b03f65cde93c309&hash=395061e79a3ac853d526948e4045d4c3[/IMG] Here's a nice side shot of a coin I haven't otherwise posted (writeup still pending... hoping to have time to do it soon-ish): [ATTACH=full]1007371[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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