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<p>[QUOTE="hotwheelsearl, post: 6289722, member: 75143"]"Masterpiece" is an interesting word. The past several pages of coins have made me rethink what it means in an ancient numismatic context.</p><p><br /></p><p>Below is something that is crude, barbaric, but what i consider to be a true masterpiece:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1249300[/ATTACH] </p><p>I firmly believe that the celator for this die was a Celtic master artist. The coin has very non-standard Roman appearance, but is extremely elegant and compelling. I like to think that the artist was at the top of his game. He obviously had an official VLPP as a model. However, illiterate though he was, he put his own, native artistic interpretation of the figures on this coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>Because this coin is not a simple "apeing" copy, but rather an original, inspired creation, I consider this to be a masterpiece of local artistry.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="hotwheelsearl, post: 6289722, member: 75143"]"Masterpiece" is an interesting word. The past several pages of coins have made me rethink what it means in an ancient numismatic context. Below is something that is crude, barbaric, but what i consider to be a true masterpiece: [ATTACH=full]1249300[/ATTACH] I firmly believe that the celator for this die was a Celtic master artist. The coin has very non-standard Roman appearance, but is extremely elegant and compelling. I like to think that the artist was at the top of his game. He obviously had an official VLPP as a model. However, illiterate though he was, he put his own, native artistic interpretation of the figures on this coin. Because this coin is not a simple "apeing" copy, but rather an original, inspired creation, I consider this to be a masterpiece of local artistry.[/QUOTE]
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