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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Valentinian, post: 3472795, member: 44316&quot;]The towers on the walls might on the actual wall be of equal size and equally spaced. A photograph of them would show the ones on the far side much smaller and closer together, which is a feature of perspective. The coin shows the towers of the same size and spacing. The coin does not use perspective. </p><p><br /></p><p>I am still looking for coins where &quot;things further away look smaller.&quot; The Zeugma coins would be a good example if they depict a temple courtyard. However, it may be that our modern eyes are so used to perspective that we see it as a courtyard because we expect perspective. The argenteus above proves that sort of perspective was not always used, even decades later.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The galley of the OP shows oars further away as smaller. It uses perspective. Please post another example if you know one.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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