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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Curtis, post: 24895661, member: 26430&quot;]I don&#039;t have any or know anything at all about Chola, Sri Lankan or similar coins (closest I have are Kushan/Baktrian), so I&#039;m just here to say: </p><p>Congratulations, wonderful coins, all of those shown! </p><p><br /></p><p>(Also, [USER=112342]@JayAg47[/USER] , I think you&#039;ve posted some of the Sri Lankan &quot;Fallen Horseman&quot; imitations. I collect Fallen Horsemen, so I love those ones -- have seen a few for sale, but not yet pulled the trigger.)</p><p><br /></p><p>From the descriptions, I see that the figure is standing (presumably standing still, and seated on the reverse). But I love that coin gives the illusion of motion. </p><p><br /></p><p>Especially seeing these 2 or 3 lined up, I can almost see the arms moving up and down in a wave motion.</p><p><br /></p><p>As with certain Celtic coins, someone who is new to this artistic style might first be struck by the contrast with Greco-Roman realism, and simply think they are crude. But the artistic goals were different. For Celts, those goals included representing many different naturalistic elements, hidden symbols, and multiple perspectives within the same design.</p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t yet know what the artistic goals here would&#039;ve been, but I wonder if they include conveying motion and change, and combining the script (and/or tamgas) with representations of physical objects. </p><p><br /></p><p>(As you say, they&#039;re a seafaring people, so perhaps the ocean waves and shifting sands of the beaches are reflected in the artistic style?)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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