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<p>[QUOTE="pprp, post: 4922421, member: 94602"]Indeed there are some dies where the hair of Arethusa are comped in little braids. In this case however it looks like someone did some small incisions to achieve this effect. The reference given is Boehringer 168.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have the Forni reprint which I don't think is extremely useful as many coins pictured are worn and in small size, so you can't distinguish many details. It's also another example that everything related to ancient coins is getting very expensive. I paid 100 euros for it and it arrived with a sticker with a price of 60. In recent auctions it went for more.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="pprp, post: 4922421, member: 94602"]Indeed there are some dies where the hair of Arethusa are comped in little braids. In this case however it looks like someone did some small incisions to achieve this effect. The reference given is Boehringer 168. I have the Forni reprint which I don't think is extremely useful as many coins pictured are worn and in small size, so you can't distinguish many details. It's also another example that everything related to ancient coins is getting very expensive. I paid 100 euros for it and it arrived with a sticker with a price of 60. In recent auctions it went for more.[/QUOTE]
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