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Message:: [QUOTE="Terence Cheesman, post: 7486893, member: 86498"]I think the issue of "style" is somewhat subjective. It is dependent on ones taste. I find some Hellenistic coins to be really attractive partly because the flans of these coins because they have a much wider diameter allow for the full image to be presented with a sufficient background to be properly displayed. The size of Roman sestertii seem to allow for this same dynamic. This is why I really like them despite all the negative issues that come with trying to collect these coins. Their size allow the die cutter a much larger canvass to which he can stretch his legs and give us something of his true skill as an artist. Once in a while I see a coin where the artist in question has managed to create something better than what is the norm.Faustina Junior As Augusta 147-150 AD Obv Bust right draped wearing double band of pearls around head. Rv Venus standing left. RIC 1388 (Pius) 28.00 grms 31 mm Photo by W. Hansen[ATTACH=full]1295144[/ATTACH]When this die was cut she was about 17-20 years old. She was already married to Marcus Aurelius, though at this time she was an Augusta when he was still a Caesar. This artist clearly enjoyed his subject matter and worked very hard to give this image a very natural appearance. I particularly like the treatment of her hair including that large "cow lick". I think this extra attention to detail makes this a truly exceptional portrait.[/QUOTE]