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<p>[QUOTE="robinjojo, post: 8376463, member: 110226"]To me fine style means that a portrait or other subject on a coin is rendered in a realistic, expressive (for me) manner that reflects the personality or characteristic of the subject. This is a subjective definition and "fine style" can, and does vary according to the individual using the term.</p><p><br /></p><p>There are other factors that contribute, such as high relief versus low relief, although I hasten to add that low relief engraving can also possess fine style, but high relief certainly adds to the appeal of a coin. Execution of the strike is another important factor. Dies can be finely engraved, but an uneven or severely off center strike can detract.</p><p><br /></p><p>Some coins, such as those of Syracuse, have a general reputation for fine style such as these two:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1486467[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p> [ATTACH=full]1486468[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>For Athens, the quality of the owls generally reached the apex during the transitional period towards the mass produced standardized coins of later decades.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are some examples of classical owls from the 5th century BC, moving from the transitional types to standardized owls. Which ones, if any, would you say are "fine style"?</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1486472[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1486473[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1486478[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1486479[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1486480[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1486477[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1486483[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1486481[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="robinjojo, post: 8376463, member: 110226"]To me fine style means that a portrait or other subject on a coin is rendered in a realistic, expressive (for me) manner that reflects the personality or characteristic of the subject. This is a subjective definition and "fine style" can, and does vary according to the individual using the term. There are other factors that contribute, such as high relief versus low relief, although I hasten to add that low relief engraving can also possess fine style, but high relief certainly adds to the appeal of a coin. Execution of the strike is another important factor. Dies can be finely engraved, but an uneven or severely off center strike can detract. Some coins, such as those of Syracuse, have a general reputation for fine style such as these two: [ATTACH=full]1486467[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1486468[/ATTACH] For Athens, the quality of the owls generally reached the apex during the transitional period towards the mass produced standardized coins of later decades. Here are some examples of classical owls from the 5th century BC, moving from the transitional types to standardized owls. Which ones, if any, would you say are "fine style"? [ATTACH=full]1486472[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1486473[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1486478[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1486479[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1486480[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1486477[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1486483[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1486481[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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