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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;scottishmoney, post: 713139, member: 12789&quot;]I believe you will become a target for our ancient educational campaign. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> Oh, I would ponder that perhaps you are correct in asserting that certain ancients are rather crude and unbecoming, but others, notably the classical Greek coins from 500 BC - 350 BC have inspired coin design ever since, notably early 20th century American coins, and commemorative coins, as well as coinage on up to the present day in Europe.</p><p><br /></p><p>For example, the barriers betwixt purely numismatics, and that of artistry are blurred with such pieces as this:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://scottishmoney.net/greece/sirakusakore.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Ugly, crude?&nbsp; Rather the product of a very talented engraver in the ca. 317-289 BC era Syracuse, Sicily.&nbsp; Not merely a coin, but an expression of culture.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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