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<p>[QUOTE="Ryro, post: 7793201, member: 91461"]Very nice! I've been gunning for one of those severed torsos for a while now.</p><p>When it comes to small bronzes MSC's have some pretty adorable quarter units that are generally 11-13mm:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1337804[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1337805[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1337806[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Sicily had some pretty small AEs...aww heck, Sicily had some of everything!:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1337810[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1337812[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Got my butt whiped trying to upgrade this little fella from Bruttium, coin #1 at AMCC3:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1337811[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>And to answer [USER=82322]@Ed Snible[/USER]'s excellent question; they actually weren't used as coins at all.</p><p>Tiny AEs were ancient false teeth. When warriors would get their teeth bashed in during battle the units dentatorcetes (destroyer of teeth/dentist) would add a little flair to the soldiers mouths, much like youths of today wearing their grills. The more elaborate the design the more talented the dentatorcetes.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1337816[/ATTACH]</p><p>(A modern attempt at the practice)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ryro, post: 7793201, member: 91461"]Very nice! I've been gunning for one of those severed torsos for a while now. When it comes to small bronzes MSC's have some pretty adorable quarter units that are generally 11-13mm: [ATTACH=full]1337804[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1337805[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1337806[/ATTACH] Sicily had some pretty small AEs...aww heck, Sicily had some of everything!: [ATTACH=full]1337810[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1337812[/ATTACH] Got my butt whiped trying to upgrade this little fella from Bruttium, coin #1 at AMCC3: [ATTACH=full]1337811[/ATTACH] And to answer [USER=82322]@Ed Snible[/USER]'s excellent question; they actually weren't used as coins at all. Tiny AEs were ancient false teeth. When warriors would get their teeth bashed in during battle the units dentatorcetes (destroyer of teeth/dentist) would add a little flair to the soldiers mouths, much like youths of today wearing their grills. The more elaborate the design the more talented the dentatorcetes. [ATTACH=full]1337816[/ATTACH] (A modern attempt at the practice)[/QUOTE]
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