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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 1990604, member: 19463&quot;]For coin collectors, it is easier to distinguish the periods than for historians.&nbsp; Ancients are made with some care to transmit the somewhat representational design while medievals were simplified and mass produced to serve as spendables and little more.&nbsp; Moderns were made with machines.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Some late Romans were really pushing the matter when it comes to art quality and there are a few medievals with accurate representations but my general attitude is to expect medievals to be crude or stylized beyond what would seem appropriate for ancients.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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