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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ocatarinetabellatchitchix, post: 7502342, member: 99554&quot;]I looked at myself in the <b>mirror</b> this morning and wonder if I haven&#039;t aged 5 years in the last year ... very discouraging. I almost envy the Romans of 2000 years ago with their <b>mirrors</b> with fuzzy reflections.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1296387[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Ancient hand <b>mirrors</b> were sometimes made of polished stone, though they were generally made of metal, such as bronze or copper, and later of tin, silver, and even gold. It was probably not until the 1st century AD that <b>mirrors</b> of glass were introduced. Since the ancient <b>mirrors</b> were generally made of molten metal, they had to be highly polished in order to have good reflecting surfaces. Pounded pumice stone might be used for this purpose, it being applied periodically thereafter with a sponge that usually hung from the <b>mirror</b> itself. Nevertheless, ancient metal <b>mirrors</b> did not have as fine a reflecting surface as do today’s glass <b>mirrors</b>.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1296385[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>A Roman bronze box mirror (1st century AD), composed of two disks hinged together, which would of have initially been plated on the interior to create a reflective surface. This specimen definitely need some polishing...</p><p><br /></p><p>So before I get too depressed, I focus on my favorite hobby. Do I have coins in my collection that could be described as &quot;mirror coins&quot; ? I know this is not a numismatic official term, but please look at my examples and you&#039;ll understand what I mean !</p><p><br /></p><p>My best example of &quot;mirror&quot; coin: commonly called a <i>brockage.</i></p><p><b>Victorinus </b>with Salus</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1296386[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Two <b>Augustus </b>with a &quot;mirror&quot; obverse</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1296384[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Two <b>Victorinus </b>with a &quot;mirror&quot; reverse.</p><p>Interesting fact: these VIRTVS type are very common with the character standing right (160 specimens in the Cunetio hoard), but you won&#039;t see many standing left (only 5 in the same hoard). Also note that in my opinion the first example is depicting Virtus, but on the second one we can recognize Mars.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1296388[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1296389[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Please show me a picture of you in the mirror or one of your &quot;mirror&#039;s&quot; coins !</b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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