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<p>[QUOTE="hotwheelsearl, post: 3882704, member: 75143"]I made my very first "real," targeted ancient purchase. I don't consider the trash uncleaned lots to count.</p><p><br /></p><p>Gordian III AR Antoninianus</p><p>21x22mm 2.8g</p><p>Obverse: IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AG; Radiate crown, draped and cuirassed bust right</p><p>Reverse: VIRTVTI AVGVSTI; Hercules on Club (Farnese type)</p><p>RIC IV Rome 95</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1025531[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1025532[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>I liked this because, as an art history buff, I really enjoy seeing ancient representations of famous statues - especially ones where the original is lost.</p><p>The Farnese Hercules type is quite famous, and the original was a bronze sculpted in bronze by the Greek Lysippos. Below is a small, Roman bronze statuette of Hercules from the Getty Villa, in what I believe is a pretty faithful recreation of the original, based on its similarities to the reverse of the coin - which was probably based on the original bronze, which in 240 AD was probably still extant. The original is long lost.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1025536[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1025535[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The most famous copy is the colossal marble copy by Glykon, which was a centerpiece of the Baths of Caracalla. This one seems to depart a bit from what may be the original - here Hercules has more hair, and his head does not turn as far left as it does in the coin, or in the above statuette.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1025537[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Post your coins with representations of known statues![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="hotwheelsearl, post: 3882704, member: 75143"]I made my very first "real," targeted ancient purchase. I don't consider the trash uncleaned lots to count. Gordian III AR Antoninianus 21x22mm 2.8g Obverse: IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AG; Radiate crown, draped and cuirassed bust right Reverse: VIRTVTI AVGVSTI; Hercules on Club (Farnese type) RIC IV Rome 95 [ATTACH=full]1025531[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1025532[/ATTACH] I liked this because, as an art history buff, I really enjoy seeing ancient representations of famous statues - especially ones where the original is lost. The Farnese Hercules type is quite famous, and the original was a bronze sculpted in bronze by the Greek Lysippos. Below is a small, Roman bronze statuette of Hercules from the Getty Villa, in what I believe is a pretty faithful recreation of the original, based on its similarities to the reverse of the coin - which was probably based on the original bronze, which in 240 AD was probably still extant. The original is long lost. [ATTACH=full]1025536[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1025535[/ATTACH] The most famous copy is the colossal marble copy by Glykon, which was a centerpiece of the Baths of Caracalla. This one seems to depart a bit from what may be the original - here Hercules has more hair, and his head does not turn as far left as it does in the coin, or in the above statuette. [ATTACH=full]1025537[/ATTACH] Post your coins with representations of known statues![/QUOTE]
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