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<p>[QUOTE="Ryro, post: 3514717, member: 91461"]Freddie mercury would be most unimpressed with these flat bottomed girls. Here is a fat bottomed Greek where the obverse is the disappointment:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]932804[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Sicily, Katane</p><p>AR Litra. Circa 415/3-404 BC. Head of Silenos to left, wearing ivy wreath / ΚΑΤΑΝΑΙΩΝ Winged thunderbolt between two shields. Boehringer, Kataneische LI 6-7. Rizzo pl. XIV, 18 var. SNG ANS 1266. 0.71g, 10mm, 6h</p><p><br /></p><p>My poor Plautilla does lack any posterior curvature (maybe that's why Caracalla did her in??):</p><p>[ATTACH=full]932835[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>PLAUTILLA</p><p>(202-205). Denarius. Rome.Obv: PLAVTILLAE AVGVSTAE.Draped bust right.Rev: PROPAGO IMPER.Plautilla standing right, clasping hands with Caracalla, standing left.RIC 361.2.71 g.18 mm. fine.</p><p><br /></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]GMWp4SWzspw[/MEDIA][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ryro, post: 3514717, member: 91461"]Freddie mercury would be most unimpressed with these flat bottomed girls. Here is a fat bottomed Greek where the obverse is the disappointment: [ATTACH=full]932804[/ATTACH] Sicily, Katane AR Litra. Circa 415/3-404 BC. Head of Silenos to left, wearing ivy wreath / ΚΑΤΑΝΑΙΩΝ Winged thunderbolt between two shields. Boehringer, Kataneische LI 6-7. Rizzo pl. XIV, 18 var. SNG ANS 1266. 0.71g, 10mm, 6h My poor Plautilla does lack any posterior curvature (maybe that's why Caracalla did her in??): [ATTACH=full]932835[/ATTACH] PLAUTILLA (202-205). Denarius. Rome.Obv: PLAVTILLAE AVGVSTAE.Draped bust right.Rev: PROPAGO IMPER.Plautilla standing right, clasping hands with Caracalla, standing left.RIC 361.2.71 g.18 mm. fine. [MEDIA=youtube]GMWp4SWzspw[/MEDIA][/QUOTE]
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