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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 1755140, member: 19463"]Part of the appeal of this coin is the format which approaches a 'moving picture'. The reverse details are shown twice. Noah and his wife are shown in a box (the Ark) which as an open lid behind them but still floating on waves beneath it. A dove sits on the open lid awaiting his role in the story. This version has rather little room for a pair of Giraffes. In the second half of the scene and after seeing the branch brought by the second appearance of the same dove, the same two people are seen full length leaving the ark on dry land (no waves under them). The art form is a bit less than might be desired so it is not obvious that the lid is not a handle on a basket but I believe the idea was that the couple were crowded into the closed box and just opened the lid before the photographer snapped the first view here. </p><p> </p><p>Considering Apameia had a considerable Jewish population, I would have thought that the designers of the coin might have been aware of the Biblical description and measurements of the ark but what we see is more a packing crate than a boat. These are rare coins and were issued for half a century in the name of various emperors. While there are minor variations on the scene, the basic design of two views of the same two people remains consistent. I have to wonder if it copies a larger piece of art located in the town and now lost. If these coins existed by the thousands, they would be require items in Coins of the Bible collections right there with Tribute Pennies and Shekels of Tyre but existing in a handful makes them unknown and not commonly on a want list. After all, if a holed one brings $16k, how many people doe you think are working on filling out the emperor set (Septimius through Trebonianus, I think)?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 1755140, member: 19463"]Part of the appeal of this coin is the format which approaches a 'moving picture'. The reverse details are shown twice. Noah and his wife are shown in a box (the Ark) which as an open lid behind them but still floating on waves beneath it. A dove sits on the open lid awaiting his role in the story. This version has rather little room for a pair of Giraffes. In the second half of the scene and after seeing the branch brought by the second appearance of the same dove, the same two people are seen full length leaving the ark on dry land (no waves under them). The art form is a bit less than might be desired so it is not obvious that the lid is not a handle on a basket but I believe the idea was that the couple were crowded into the closed box and just opened the lid before the photographer snapped the first view here. Considering Apameia had a considerable Jewish population, I would have thought that the designers of the coin might have been aware of the Biblical description and measurements of the ark but what we see is more a packing crate than a boat. These are rare coins and were issued for half a century in the name of various emperors. While there are minor variations on the scene, the basic design of two views of the same two people remains consistent. I have to wonder if it copies a larger piece of art located in the town and now lost. If these coins existed by the thousands, they would be require items in Coins of the Bible collections right there with Tribute Pennies and Shekels of Tyre but existing in a handful makes them unknown and not commonly on a want list. After all, if a holed one brings $16k, how many people doe you think are working on filling out the emperor set (Septimius through Trebonianus, I think)?[/QUOTE]
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