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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Terence Cheesman, post: 7758904, member: 86498&quot;]I have never been a fan of talking about coins that I could never own as there are simply too many. One that I have always liked and if the stars all aligned perfectly I would be able to purchase is this coin. Minted at Pergamon by Philetairos it features a magnificent portrait of Seleukos I Nikator. However there are a number of dies associated with this issue. To me this is probably the best. [ATTACH=full]1329817[/ATTACH]&nbsp; </p><p>What makes this portrait so powerful are the series of vertical lines that create an intensity which is quite surprising. The image is of a strong powerfully built man, one that you probably would not wish to meet in a dark alley. The fascinating thing is that this mint in a very short period of time created three very iconic images of Hellenistic monarchs, this one The image of Alexander and this one of Philetairos[ATTACH=full]1329826[/ATTACH]</p><p>Philetairos Ar Tetrtadrachm Pergamon 269-263 BC Obv. Head right diademed&nbsp; Rv. Athena seated left holding shield in front of her. 16.99 grms 28 mm Photo by W. Hansen. What is interesting about this coin is that the artist created a powerful image by vividly contrasting the absolutely blank planes of the cheek and neck with the extremely detailed treatment of the hair as well as crowding the facial feature into one small area of the design. Here he gains a similar intensity but using a completely different technique to achieve his goal.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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