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<p>[QUOTE="arizonarobin, post: 3392876, member: 41036"]I have a big soft spot for LFL, left facing ladies. I know the left facing portrait is not much of a difference overall, but I fancy them all the same! </p><p>I don't think there is a definitive answer as to why there are a few Lefts in the sea of Right facing portraits. Is it a die cutter mistake, a fancy whim to do something different, did it have a meaning? I'm sure it also depends on the time frame they were struck. The Roman Republic seems to have more left facing as well as Probus and later 3rd century coins. </p><p>So show me your LFL! (okay.. or LFM's <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />)</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://imgur.com/kp8llJu" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://imgur.com/kp8llJu" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://i.imgur.com/kp8llJu.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><a href="https://imgur.com/5qcMFBG" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://imgur.com/5qcMFBG" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://i.imgur.com/5qcMFBG.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><a href="https://imgur.com/iS3NnEC" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://imgur.com/iS3NnEC" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://i.imgur.com/iS3NnEC.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><a href="https://imgur.com/Q5OP9KU" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://imgur.com/Q5OP9KU" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://i.imgur.com/Q5OP9KU.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><a href="https://imgur.com/zaxpTX4" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://imgur.com/zaxpTX4" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://i.imgur.com/zaxpTX4.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="arizonarobin, post: 3392876, member: 41036"]I have a big soft spot for LFL, left facing ladies. I know the left facing portrait is not much of a difference overall, but I fancy them all the same! I don't think there is a definitive answer as to why there are a few Lefts in the sea of Right facing portraits. Is it a die cutter mistake, a fancy whim to do something different, did it have a meaning? I'm sure it also depends on the time frame they were struck. The Roman Republic seems to have more left facing as well as Probus and later 3rd century coins. So show me your LFL! (okay.. or LFM's :D) [url=https://imgur.com/kp8llJu][img]http://i.imgur.com/kp8llJu.jpg[/img][/url] [url=https://imgur.com/5qcMFBG][img]http://i.imgur.com/5qcMFBG.jpg[/img][/url] [url=https://imgur.com/iS3NnEC][img]http://i.imgur.com/iS3NnEC.jpg[/img][/url] [url=https://imgur.com/Q5OP9KU][img]http://i.imgur.com/Q5OP9KU.jpg[/img][/url] [url=https://imgur.com/zaxpTX4][img]http://i.imgur.com/zaxpTX4.jpg[/img][/url][/QUOTE]
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