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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;IdesOfMarch01, post: 6270577, member: 39084&quot;]I find myself in almost complete agreement with this observation about Roman coins.&nbsp; I appreciate the artistry of many of the portraits, as well as their historical significance, but as Ancient Joe&#039;s post illustrates, as pure works of art, most examples will be Greek.</p><p><br /></p><p>However, I will call attention to the artistry on the reverse of this Claudius sestertius, where the sheerness of Spes/Augusta&#039;s skirt is particularly well done:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1248287[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Finally, I think Ancient Joe was a bit remiss in not including his Kyrene Stater, the illustration of which I have stolen from his website to illustrate the amazing artistry of a quadriga viewed from the front:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1248288[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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