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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Finn235, post: 3411412, member: 98035&quot;]Some more non-classical... it&#039;s easy to forget that there were plenty of skilled celatores outside of Greece and Rome!</p><p><br /></p><p>Parthian, Mithradates II</p><p>Chose this one over a brighter/flashier one because of the nice portrait and more importantly, fully literate Greek legend - Parthians used Greek like the Vatican uses Latin, and only the elite could use it fluently. Not to mention, look at the little ducky on the end of his torc!</p><p>[ATTACH=full]905619[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Easily my favorite two Sassanian coins, and IMO the prettiest coins of the third century</p><p><br /></p><p>Ardashir I</p><p>[ATTACH=full]905621[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Shapur I - This one picked as the best of 5 from a (very expensive) job lot from Leu - The Celator knew enough about art to place the attendants&#039; forward foot lower, giving the illusion of three dimensions! The artistry slipped rapidly after his death.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]905622[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>This rather uncommonly good Yazdegerd III, normally cartoonish but here showing a recognizable and realistic portrait of the young king who was being backed into a corner by the Muslims</p><p>[ATTACH=full]905625[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>From the Silk Road</p><p><br /></p><p>Soghd, AR obol of Hircod / Hyrcodes, early type in Greek style</p><p>[ATTACH=full]905626[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Some later types of uncommonly good artistry for the post-Classical world</p><p><br /></p><p>Nezak Huns &quot;Napki Malka&quot; (7th-8th centuries?) Typical hot mess reverse but IMO the finest portrait style used by the huns</p><p>[ATTACH=full]905627[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Chach, local AE of an unknown ruler, c. 7th century&nbsp; and showing an unusually good 3/4 facing portrait, plus another one behind... highly unusual and nobody understands what it means![ATTACH=full]905628[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Turco-Hepthalites, Vajara Vasudeva (680-720), imitating Ardashir III[ATTACH=full]905629[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Khwarezm, dirhem of Sawashfan, c. 750&#039;s</p><p>[ATTACH=full]905630[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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