Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;svessien, post: 4271501, member: 15481&quot;]I’ve had my finger on the bid button for that one many, many times <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> I want one with very little wear and well centered. The complex dies seem to have been clogged up many times on this type too; the reverse or parts of the gorgon (especially the hair) are often mushy. Yours is a very nice example. </p><p>While the Piso coin is beauty in simplicity, this is a design more complex than most roman coins. It is interesting to see how the engraver has tried to create dept and a feeling of three dimentions by using different scales on the three horses, the largest one to the left, and stacking them upon each other. We are used to this on the typical quadriga reverses, but they have a more standard symmetry, and the movement is most often in one direction. Here, there is movement in all directions. There are few examples of silver coinage with this style, from this coin was minted and for the next 15-1600 years, to my knowledge. I come to think of this modern example, combining neo-classical and art noveau:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1087491[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in